burning/leaking oil
 

i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

petethepirate proclaimed:

> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>
Your mechanic may be smarter than most, or at least familiar with Jeeps.
With 185K it is possible you might have some other source of oil loss
but why not go with the easy fix and clean the block so you can see it.
The valve cover is infamous for leaking oil, somtimes made worse by
folks overtightening on the plastic style rather than putting on a new
cover and or gasket or some permatex.

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

petethepirate proclaimed:

> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>
Your mechanic may be smarter than most, or at least familiar with Jeeps.
With 185K it is possible you might have some other source of oil loss
but why not go with the easy fix and clean the block so you can see it.
The valve cover is infamous for leaking oil, somtimes made worse by
folks overtightening on the plastic style rather than putting on a new
cover and or gasket or some permatex.

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

petethepirate proclaimed:

> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>
Your mechanic may be smarter than most, or at least familiar with Jeeps.
With 185K it is possible you might have some other source of oil loss
but why not go with the easy fix and clean the block so you can see it.
The valve cover is infamous for leaking oil, somtimes made worse by
folks overtightening on the plastic style rather than putting on a new
cover and or gasket or some permatex.

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

On Mar 26, 8:38 pm, "petethepirate" <petethepirate...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.

I've been dealing with the same issue. Sounds a lot like my 92 XJ
which was leaking from the rear main seal, the valve cover gasket, and
the oil pan gasket. The last culprit, which should take care of of the
links, is the o-rings on the oil filter adapter. I guess it matters
which side it is that is covered in black grease. If it's the oil
filter side then that might be your problem too. I found instructions
here:
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoOilAdaptorOrings.htm
Good luck. If that doesn't help you can always buy stock in Exxon I
guess. :)

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

On Mar 26, 8:38 pm, "petethepirate" <petethepirate...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.

I've been dealing with the same issue. Sounds a lot like my 92 XJ
which was leaking from the rear main seal, the valve cover gasket, and
the oil pan gasket. The last culprit, which should take care of of the
links, is the o-rings on the oil filter adapter. I guess it matters
which side it is that is covered in black grease. If it's the oil
filter side then that might be your problem too. I found instructions
here:
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoOilAdaptorOrings.htm
Good luck. If that doesn't help you can always buy stock in Exxon I
guess. :)

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

On Mar 26, 8:38 pm, "petethepirate" <petethepirate...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.

I've been dealing with the same issue. Sounds a lot like my 92 XJ
which was leaking from the rear main seal, the valve cover gasket, and
the oil pan gasket. The last culprit, which should take care of of the
links, is the o-rings on the oil filter adapter. I guess it matters
which side it is that is covered in black grease. If it's the oil
filter side then that might be your problem too. I found instructions
here:
http://www.go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoOilAdaptorOrings.htm
Good luck. If that doesn't help you can always buy stock in Exxon I
guess. :)

Re: burning/leaking oil
 

Why haven't you fix the valve cover gasket? Is this like the dog that's
howling, to lazy to get off the tack?
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"petethepirate" <petethepirate197@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>




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Re: burning/leaking oil
 

Why haven't you fix the valve cover gasket? Is this like the dog that's
howling, to lazy to get off the tack?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"petethepirate" <petethepirate197@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1174959513.098858.214390@e65g2000hsc.googlegr oups.com...
> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>




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Re: burning/leaking oil
 

Why haven't you fix the valve cover gasket? Is this like the dog that's
howling, to lazy to get off the tack?
God Bless America, Bill 0|||||||0
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/


"petethepirate" <petethepirate197@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1174959513.098858.214390@e65g2000hsc.googlegr oups.com...
> i am loosing oil in my 4.0L-im not sure how. i had 5w30 in it for a
> while, and it leaked around the drain plug, but i switched to 10w30
> synthetic blend and that helped the dripping a lot. the side of the
> block is covered in old oil, and my mechanic friend thinks that the
> valve cover gasket is bad, which could explain that. but basically,
> im sick and tired of putting in another quart of oil every few weeks.
> has anyone else had this problem? i have a 94 ZJ w/ around 185,000
> miles. any ideas/ suggestions would be great.
>




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