What is it and why is it leaking oil?

I have a '95 4x4 that has suddenly started leaking oil (266K mi),
started right after a cheapie oil change On inspection the oil seems
to be coming from a round assembly just above the oil pan on the
drivers side. Any one know what the assembly is and/or why it has
started leaking? Other than the obvious,( the 16 yo minimum wage
working in the pit was screwing around with it.) TIA

That wouldn't be the oil filter would it???? give it a littie torque and
that sould tighten it up.

I've also heard of shops putting on the wrong filter and the threads not
engaging so the thing fell out on the way home and the engine burned up.

I do all my own oil changes for this reason.




"Larry Talkington" <larryt0810@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>I have a '95 4x4 that has suddenly started leaking oil (266K mi),
> started right after a cheapie oil change On inspection the oil seems
> to be coming from a round assembly just above the oil pan on the
> drivers side. Any one know what the assembly is and/or why it has
> started leaking? Other than the obvious,( the 16 yo minimum wage
> working in the pit was screwing around with it.) TIA[/color]

"Larry Talkington" <larryt0810@sbcglobal.net> sez:
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> I have a '95 4x4 that has suddenly started leaking oil (266K mi),
> started right after a cheapie oil change On inspection the oil seems
> to be coming from a round assembly just above the oil pan on the
> drivers side. Any one know what the assembly is and/or why it has
> started leaking? Other than the obvious,( the 16 yo minimum wage
> working in the pit was screwing around with it.) TIA[/color]

Sounds like the oil filter. The cheapie oil change place knuckle-dragger
may have:

- Not tightened it enough
- Tightened it too much
- Not wetted the seal before installation
- Not properly cleaned the mating surfaces allowing dirt to get between the
seal and the mating face
- Cross threaded it and just cranked it down anyway (worst of possibilities)

Take it back there (if you dare) and have them try and do it right.

Good wrenchin' to ya,
VLJ
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Assuming it's the V6 you have and you know it's not the oil filter
leaking. It could be the oil cooler. The dipwad could have tried to
remove it thinking it was the oil filter and screwed it up.

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 21:23:22 -0700, Larry Talkington wrote:
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> I have a '95 4x4 that has suddenly started leaking oil (266K mi),
> started right after a cheapie oil change On inspection the oil seems to
> be coming from a round assembly just above the oil pan on the drivers
> side. Any one know what the assembly is and/or why it has started
> leaking? Other than the obvious,( the 16 yo minimum wage working in the
> pit was screwing around with it.) TIA[/color]