I, too, thought that my '93 318 was leaking oil from the rear main. Upon
further inspection the last time I changed oil, I noticed that the starter
was oily and it appears that the oil is running down the left side of the
engine at the rear. Since then, I haven't really looked much closer, but,
I'm guessing that the location of the leak may be around the distributor
shaft. George, when you say that your oil leak was at the seal at the
back of the intake manifold, could you possibly be referring to the
distributor shaft seal? Any information would be greatly appreciated. I
plan on scrutinizing the leak further to try to pinpoint it's location
prior to taking it to a Dodge dealer (other than Shelby Motors in
Champaign, IL) to get it repaired.
Thanks!
Greg Smith
'93 Dakota LE Club Cab 4x2 V-8
On Thu, 16 Oct 1997, George Crockett wrote:
> cntrysngr@YadTel.Net wrote:
> >
> > I have a couple of questions for anybody who may have had any experience
> > with these specific problems, or knows somebody who has. First, it looks
> > like my rear main seal has decided to spring a leak (lucky me!). I was
> > wondering if the transmission and flywheel has to be removed to replace this
> > seal. By the way, this is a '92 318 Dakota, which I have a service manual
> > for, but, it doesn't specify if the trans. has to be removed or not. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> MY 92 318 also developed a significant leak at the back of the motor..
> Thought it was the main seal because there is a TSB on them for the
> 92s. Turned out to be the seal at the back of the intake manifold
> instead. Still under warrantee in my case :). Check real close before
> you assume its the main.
>
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