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95 JGC with oil leak
I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles.
Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything I can really do. It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket .... or not. Thanks! Dave |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice and clean then check again in a day or so. You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but only a two banana job. -- DougW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice and clean then check again in a day or so. You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but only a two banana job. -- DougW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice and clean then check again in a day or so. You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but only a two banana job. -- DougW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick did pass the time by typing:
> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice and clean then check again in a day or so. You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but only a two banana job. -- DougW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick wrote: > I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. > > Thanks! > Dave > > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt loose was no easy task. Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. FredW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick wrote: > I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. > > Thanks! > Dave > > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt loose was no easy task. Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. FredW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick wrote: > I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. > > Thanks! > Dave > > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt loose was no easy task. Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. FredW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Dave Wick wrote: > I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. > > Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? > It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's anything > I can really do. > > It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head gasket > ... or not. > > Thanks! > Dave > > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt loose was no easy task. Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. FredW |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the
bolt was hard to remove? cal "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... > > > Dave Wick wrote: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket ... or not. >> >> Thanks! >> Dave > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to > fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the > leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We > had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt > loose was no easy task. > > Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. > > FredW > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the
bolt was hard to remove? cal "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... > > > Dave Wick wrote: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket ... or not. >> >> Thanks! >> Dave > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to > fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the > leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We > had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt > loose was no easy task. > > Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. > > FredW > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the
bolt was hard to remove? cal "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... > > > Dave Wick wrote: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket ... or not. >> >> Thanks! >> Dave > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to > fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the > leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We > had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt > loose was no easy task. > > Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. > > FredW > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the
bolt was hard to remove? cal "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... > > > Dave Wick wrote: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket ... or not. >> >> Thanks! >> Dave > What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to > fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the > leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We > had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt > loose was no easy task. > > Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. > > FredW > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Cal some adapters have a regular bolt, some, like the one on my 95 grand
have a female head star point bolt. I borrowed it, I don't remember the size off hand. To get a ratchet in there you may have to move the engine over a bit. We did it with the jeep on a lift. Had to use a three foot cheater. You get a kit of 3 O rings from the dealer parts. Fred Cal wrote: > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the > bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > >> >>What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >>fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >>leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >>had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >>loose was no easy task. >> >>Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >>FredW >> > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Cal some adapters have a regular bolt, some, like the one on my 95 grand
have a female head star point bolt. I borrowed it, I don't remember the size off hand. To get a ratchet in there you may have to move the engine over a bit. We did it with the jeep on a lift. Had to use a three foot cheater. You get a kit of 3 O rings from the dealer parts. Fred Cal wrote: > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the > bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > >> >>What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >>fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >>leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >>had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >>loose was no easy task. >> >>Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >>FredW >> > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Cal some adapters have a regular bolt, some, like the one on my 95 grand
have a female head star point bolt. I borrowed it, I don't remember the size off hand. To get a ratchet in there you may have to move the engine over a bit. We did it with the jeep on a lift. Had to use a three foot cheater. You get a kit of 3 O rings from the dealer parts. Fred Cal wrote: > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the > bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > >> >>What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >>fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >>leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >>had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >>loose was no easy task. >> >>Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >>FredW >> > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Cal some adapters have a regular bolt, some, like the one on my 95 grand
have a female head star point bolt. I borrowed it, I don't remember the size off hand. To get a ratchet in there you may have to move the engine over a bit. We did it with the jeep on a lift. Had to use a three foot cheater. You get a kit of 3 O rings from the dealer parts. Fred Cal wrote: > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said the > bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > >> >>What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >>fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >>leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >>had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >>loose was no easy task. >> >>Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >>FredW >> > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
I have seen them having a 5/8 (?) bolt head, some have an allen bolt head,
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the orings at the stealer. Snow... "Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message news:LGE9e.92005$9v2.2162373@twister.southeast.rr. com... > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said > the bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > > "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in > message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... >> >> >> Dave Wick wrote: >>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >>> >>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >>> anything I can really do. >>> >>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >>> gasket ... or not. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Dave >> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >> loose was no easy task. >> >> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >> FredW >> > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
I have seen them having a 5/8 (?) bolt head, some have an allen bolt head,
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the orings at the stealer. Snow... "Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message news:LGE9e.92005$9v2.2162373@twister.southeast.rr. com... > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said > the bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > > "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in > message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... >> >> >> Dave Wick wrote: >>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >>> >>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >>> anything I can really do. >>> >>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >>> gasket ... or not. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Dave >> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >> loose was no easy task. >> >> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >> FredW >> > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
I have seen them having a 5/8 (?) bolt head, some have an allen bolt head,
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the orings at the stealer. Snow... "Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message news:LGE9e.92005$9v2.2162373@twister.southeast.rr. com... > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said > the bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > > "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in > message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... >> >> >> Dave Wick wrote: >>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >>> >>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >>> anything I can really do. >>> >>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >>> gasket ... or not. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Dave >> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >> loose was no easy task. >> >> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >> FredW >> > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
I have seen them having a 5/8 (?) bolt head, some have an allen bolt head,
others have a torx head. I had a shop replace mine at the time they were doing the valve cover gasket and changing the rear swaybar. I bought the orings at the stealer. Snow... "Cal" <codom1*IHATESPAM*@triad.rr.com> wrote in message news:LGE9e.92005$9v2.2162373@twister.southeast.rr. com... > My oil adapter is leaking also. Any hinks about replacement? You said > the bolt was hard to remove? > > cal > > "Fred Wesner" <fwesner@removethis.pacbell.net.removethistoo> wrote in > message news:iiu9e.1053$Xb4.871@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com ... >> >> >> Dave Wick wrote: >>> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >>> >>> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >>> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >>> anything I can really do. >>> >>> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >>> gasket ... or not. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Dave >> What Doug said; usually the rear of the rocker cover. But I just had to >> fix a leak on my 95 GC also. The rocker cover was dry, I found out the >> leak was from the right angle adapter that the oil filter fits onto. We >> had to remove that and replace the three "o" rings. Getting that bolt >> loose was no easy task. >> >> Put your finger (engine off) under that adapter and check for a drip. >> >> FredW >> > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off? Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec. Dave "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07... > Dave Wick did pass the time by typing: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything >> I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket >> ... or not. > > 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. > Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice > and clean then check again in a day or so. > > You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but > only a two banana job. > > -- > DougW > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off? Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec. Dave "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07... > Dave Wick did pass the time by typing: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything >> I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket >> ... or not. > > 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. > Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice > and clean then check again in a day or so. > > You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but > only a two banana job. > > -- > DougW > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off? Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec. Dave "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07... > Dave Wick did pass the time by typing: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything >> I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket >> ... or not. > > 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. > Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice > and clean then check again in a day or so. > > You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but > only a two banana job. > > -- > DougW > > > |
Re: 95 JGC with oil leak
Thanks for the info!
Any comments on retorquing the head if/while I have the valve cover off? Not loosening, just running the pattern to make sure they're to spec. Dave "DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message news:zxj9e.14618$L64.11446@okepread07... > Dave Wick did pass the time by typing: >> I have a 95 Grand Cherokee with the 4.0L straight six and 108K miles. >> >> Where do these things tend to leak from? Rear main seal? Valve cover? >> It's dripping ... I'm tired of it ... and I'm wondering if there's >> anything >> I can really do. >> >> It looks like it MIGHT be from the valve cover gasket ... or the head >> gasket >> ... or not. > > 99% of the time it's from the valve cover at the back. > Wipe around the block with some paper towell to get it nice > and clean then check again in a day or so. > > You can remove, clean, and reseal the valve cover. A bit messy but > only a two banana job. > > -- > DougW > > > |
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