hey all, I just pulled the pan, spent 3 hours cleaning old cork and rtv off both pan and block, put new gasket and rtv, sealed just fine no leaks for a week or so. Now I'm getting a few drops in one spot at the passenger side. The cross member that runs underneath the motor (I cleaned well when pulling the pan) is wet with oil on the passenger side, but the oil pan rim, gasket, bolts, and side is dry.i have noticed however that the brake master reservoir is losing fluid at a quick rate. If the brake lines are leaking is there a way this could get on the cross member and that may be what I'm seeing? Any other spots I could be overlooking? Again it'sMon the passenger side, 2wd and A/T.
Smell the fluid. Brake fluid is totally different smell from engine oil. If you have the hydraulic clutch, the slave cylinder sits just ahead of the starter motor. This could leak onto the cross member. Finally, if it is motor oil, check your crank oil seal(behind crank pully). These are common fail items on the 20R and 22R engines. Last thought, make sure your oil filter is on tight. .
