Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 2003 SO 5 Speed 3500 Dually ~94,000 miles
Starting a few weeks ago I noticed a 1" to 2" puddle, depending on the day, under the rear of my engine. It appears to be coming from the rear main area. Been appearing every night after sitting for 10 hours or so.
Then last week I started noticing a quarter sized drop of diesel on the ground in the front. It's dripping off of the crank position sensor wiring. After searching on here I found this is the normal leak position for when the injection pump is leaking through it's seals. No change in startup, driving, etc. Also checked the dipstick and no smell of diesel and it's right at the level it was when I did my last oil change around 1000 miles ago.
Question is, is it safe to drive like this? I'm worried about the clutch and the rear main especially... Or is there something else common that leaks in the rear instead of the rear main seal that it could be?
The truck IS under warranty till 100k but the dealer is taking there sweet time in doing the warranty changover paperwork. I had to jump through a bunch of hoops and track down the previous owner to sign the papers and they are still "processing". So I most likely won't be able to take it into the dealer till next week or so but I need the truck everyday so I can't just park it.
Oh, the previous owner removed the cat and straight piped the truck. I removed his stuff and put on a 4" magnaflow exhaust and banks exhaust brake but did not install the cat. Will this cause warranty problems? Should I reinstall the cat temporarily? The p-owner gave me all the stock exhaust stuff including the cat.
Starting a few weeks ago I noticed a 1" to 2" puddle, depending on the day, under the rear of my engine. It appears to be coming from the rear main area. Been appearing every night after sitting for 10 hours or so.
Then last week I started noticing a quarter sized drop of diesel on the ground in the front. It's dripping off of the crank position sensor wiring. After searching on here I found this is the normal leak position for when the injection pump is leaking through it's seals. No change in startup, driving, etc. Also checked the dipstick and no smell of diesel and it's right at the level it was when I did my last oil change around 1000 miles ago.
Question is, is it safe to drive like this? I'm worried about the clutch and the rear main especially... Or is there something else common that leaks in the rear instead of the rear main seal that it could be?
The truck IS under warranty till 100k but the dealer is taking there sweet time in doing the warranty changover paperwork. I had to jump through a bunch of hoops and track down the previous owner to sign the papers and they are still "processing". So I most likely won't be able to take it into the dealer till next week or so but I need the truck everyday so I can't just park it.
Oh, the previous owner removed the cat and straight piped the truck. I removed his stuff and put on a 4" magnaflow exhaust and banks exhaust brake but did not install the cat. Will this cause warranty problems? Should I reinstall the cat temporarily? The p-owner gave me all the stock exhaust stuff including the cat.
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