Urgent!!! Need help... Fluid everywhere in engine bay

[tjhaf2007]

So I installed my lift today. And I drove around town. After stopping by a friends house, I noticed some sort of a leak in the engine bay. Not sure where the leak is, and I'm suppose to go on a 3 hr road trip tomorrow to go to a wedding. Has anyone dealt with this same issue? Also the belt got a little chewed up on the edge. Here are 2 pictures of the mess.

 

[drewm]

Wipe some onto a paper towel so you can see what color it is.

Also check your fluids to see which one is low.

From the location I would guess power steering fluid.

 

[tjhaf2007]

Had a buddy look at it, he thinks its the front main seal. Gonna go pick one up at the store and give that a go. Anyone here had there front main seal go out??

 

[robtmc]

Had a buddy look at it, he thinks its the front main seal. Gonna go pick one up at the store and give that a go.

And you got a wedding to go to tomorrow?

If you do this repair (replace a front main seal) and make the wedding, you have some insane mechanic skills....................

 

[tjhaf2007]

It was the front main seal. Bought the part at the store and swapped it out and the car was up and running in about 45mins.

 

[ASUMTNEER]

I'm impressed! BTW, get rid of that Fram filter. lol

 

[peebee]

I'm impressed! BTW, get rid of that Fram filter. lol

Totally read my mind.

 

[dereky]

Good job. I had my front crank seal go too. Luckily it's an easy job on our trucks

 

[CO_Fletch]

I think I have the same issue - front crankseal. I've been looking for instructions on how to perform this maintenance. I can tackle most projects with some guidance and it sounds like this is not that difficult based on this post. I imagine I would need to pull the belt pulley, maybe the fan. I did a rear main seal on an old Buick many years ago and it was a royal pain - any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks
Jeff

 

[tjhaf2007]

I think I have the same issue - front crankseal. I've been looking for instructions on how to perform this maintenance. I can tackle most projects with some guidance and it sounds like this is not that difficult based on this post. I imagine I would need to pull the belt pulley, maybe the fan. I did a rear main seal on an old Buick many years ago and it was a royal pain - any guidance would be appreciated!

Thanks
Jeff

hope its not too late, but all you really need is a few sockets and a seal puller. just remove the belt and take out the crank pulley bolt, slide the pulley off. take the seal puler and pry out the old seal. get the new seal and carefully tap it into place with a big socket and a hammer. and reassemble. boom... done!!!

 

[CO_Fletch]

Thanks for the info! Fortunately I have another car to drive so I haven't tackled this yet. I don't have a seal puller but have seen some posts on the Tacoma site indicating they used a couple machine screws screwed a small amount into the seal and pulled it out using that method. I'm going to get the seal and some tools (I need larger sockets) and work on it this week.