[mountainlander]

So I'm driving on the highway, and all of a sudden the motor sounds strange. When I get pulled off, it's making a low moaning noise, not unlike a power steering pump going out, but it's independent of the steering. It increases in pitch when I goose the pedal. I shut her down, and then restarted. It made the noise but then went away after about 10 seconds, so I went ahead and drove home. When I parked in the driveway and got out I immediately noticed it leaking oil. It's leaking at the rear of the motor on the passenger side, and leaking at a pretty good clip. Think 12" round puddle in 10 minutes.

Ideas?

04 Ex, 6.0, 4x4, 136,XXX miles. In the last 3 months I've replaced the HPOP, EGR valve, EGR cooler, and the oil cooler. The vehicle never leaked until I got it back from having the HPOP done, and then it leaked pinpoint oil spots.

Trying to keep a good attitude about this, but I've spent 6 grand on repairs in the last 3 months, I've got to start looking at other options if it's going to cost 2K a month to keep her running.