leaking oil

[bucwheat]

Good morning fellas, I posted a problem I had with letting my truck sit up do to the cost of fuel and it developing leaks, well I looked under the truck yesterday and the leak is coming from the weep hole on the trans cover where it meets the oil pan. Wish I could take a picture but I am not good with that stuff. Its not trans fluid it is oil. is there something I can put in the oil to swell the seals.

[bucwheat]

Anybody have this problem?

[lwillson]

Check out the top of the engine, see if you see any oil coming from the turbo pedestal. That is a usual spot for oil leaks to start, and it runs down the top of the engine and looks like a rear engine seal leak. Or it could infact be the rear engine seal.

I dont know of anything that will swell seals though, sorry

[bucwheat]

UPDATE: Well I drove the truck about a hundred mile this weekend and the oil leak has reduced to a couple of drops, I guess driving enough to get the truck to operating temp does swell the seals.

[flyin hawaiian]

do not put any stop leak in your oil.it well gum up your injectors.and the rear seal hardly go out.its not a gasser.look in valley of motor and see if there is any oil in there?if there is its a O-ring.under turbo,hpop lines.hpop gasket.use viton O-rings pm me if need to

[Maintain]

Your leak is coming from the top. search for "diagnosis" and then click on "oil leak diagnosis" from the tech files.

[Maintain]

Actually you have to type in "leak diagnosis" and then this comes up...

99-03 7.3 oil leak diagnosis

[badazzstroker]

are you sure it is not fuel.

[flyin hawaiian]

HEY MAN ,THAT WAS A GOOD LINK.NICE AND CLEAR.I DIDNT KNOW IT WAS THERE,THANKS

[bucwheat]

No it's not fuel ,it's coming from the weep hole just back of the oil pan.and when I drive it and let the motor get hot the leak slows to two drops.It's when I let it sit for two weeks or more that the leak increases to about two tablespoons full.