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Old 03-12-2024, 09:46 PM #1
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2003 V8 Oil leaks
Hi, I'm curious if anybody else had these leaks and has a thought on where they are coming from.

The bottom of the bell housing is fairly wet, and the rear rock guard was pretty oily. Hopefully not the rear main!
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The timing belt tensioner is coated in oil. I replaced the front crank and cam seals when I did the timing chain about 20K miles ago. Since there shouldn't be oil inside the timing belt cover, I assume it's coming from higher up?
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I do smell a bit of burning oil after long drives. Last time I had an oil leak it was the head cover gaskets, and I smelled burning oil every time I drove it.
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Hi, I'm curious if anybody else had these leaks and has a thought on where they are coming from.

The bottom of the bell housing is fairly wet, and the rear rock guard was pretty oily. Hopefully not the rear main!
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The timing belt tensioner is coated in oil. I replaced the front crank and cam seals when I did the timing chain about 20K miles ago. Since there shouldn't be oil inside the timing belt cover, I assume it's coming from higher up?
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I do smell a bit of burning oil after long drives. Last time I had an oil leak it was the head cover gaskets, and I smelled burning oil every time I drove it.
Is this fresh oil?
Clean it off and then drive for a while and take note of where oil comes from. Also take note of how much it is bleeding out of there.
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The oil on the bell housing came back in one test drive. I switched to conventional oil and will monitor it over time. It appears that I was nearly a quart low when I changed the oil. I didn't check the dipstick before, but 5qt came out, and I usually put 6qt in.

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Valvoline High Mileage synthetic has "seal swell" in it to help keep seals soft and pliable, so does their semi-synthetic in the red container. I too, have an '03 V8 and no engine oil leaks and this is the oil I have used for 6-7 years now, since I've owned it.
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Valvoline High Mileage synthetic has "seal swell" in it to help keep seals soft and pliable, so does their semi-synthetic in the red container. I too, have an '03 V8 and no engine oil leaks and this is the oil I have used for 6-7 years now, since I've owned it.
Thanks for the reminder. I will try that. I've been leery of the seal swell before it was needed, but now it's time.
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