bucko
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Just bought a 2000 Ranger XLT 4x4, with an automatic tansmission and 214K on its odometer.
If I drive the truck for 15 to 20 minutes or more, then park it level, I see a small circle of oil below the area of the rear oil pan/seal on the ground. If I park the truck with it's nose slightly elevated, such as my driveway, I have no oil draining down at all. I know the leak is still there, and that the oil must be draining back into the flexplate/torque converter housing when the front is elevated. This leads me to think the seal is the culprit. The valve covers are dry, so no oil is draining from the top down.
I'm thinking that if the rear of the oil pan were leaking, and the truck is parked with the nose slightly elevated, the oil in the pan would be more rearward, and the leaked oil would drip downward when parked level or elevated, whereas the rear seal would only leak if/when the engine is running.
My plans are to inspect/replace the PCV for good measure (make sure no pressure is building up in the engine crancase to aggravate the seal), and to crawl under and check the oil pan bolts to see if any are loose.
The leak is minimal, so removing the transmission/transfer case to get at the seal is not a priority at this point; I do however dislike my truck "marking its spot) when it's parked level.
I've read in searches done here that rear seal leaks are not common with these engines, which is why I'm still not ruling oit the oil pan, even though the symptoms still lean towards the seal.
If I drive the truck for 15 to 20 minutes or more, then park it level, I see a small circle of oil below the area of the rear oil pan/seal on the ground. If I park the truck with it's nose slightly elevated, such as my driveway, I have no oil draining down at all. I know the leak is still there, and that the oil must be draining back into the flexplate/torque converter housing when the front is elevated. This leads me to think the seal is the culprit. The valve covers are dry, so no oil is draining from the top down.
I'm thinking that if the rear of the oil pan were leaking, and the truck is parked with the nose slightly elevated, the oil in the pan would be more rearward, and the leaked oil would drip downward when parked level or elevated, whereas the rear seal would only leak if/when the engine is running.
My plans are to inspect/replace the PCV for good measure (make sure no pressure is building up in the engine crancase to aggravate the seal), and to crawl under and check the oil pan bolts to see if any are loose.
The leak is minimal, so removing the transmission/transfer case to get at the seal is not a priority at this point; I do however dislike my truck "marking its spot) when it's parked level.
I've read in searches done here that rear seal leaks are not common with these engines, which is why I'm still not ruling oit the oil pan, even though the symptoms still lean towards the seal.