Great thorough explanation Sucka! Thank you! You a mechanic btw? Our expert mechanic says all older dodge rams leak oil, nothing to do 'bout it? Hubby drives his favorite older Ram since he loves it more that his new 2020 Chevy 2500 cause "it's new and he doesn't want to use it up too much" 😂
Vehicles aren’t supposed to leak oil. Burn oil maybe, and I mean like 60’s-70’s or older models. Depends how old. We talking 1990? Then no. Your expert just doesn’t want to fix a gasket, lol.
1999 3500 Ram. Gaskets are not too much $, but is it too much time and down too many levels in the engine area? Maybe our mechanic can make more money on his other repair vehicles? He works out of his home - so he gets to call the shots I guess on his priorities 😂 I'm just the wife who has oil stains on our concrete driveway pad!
Yea that’s just a straight up leak. I’ve seen leaks from axles, oil pans, transmission(areas), valve heads. Wherever the wet spot is, is where it’s at most likely. If it’s just an oil pan gasket, that’s easy. Same with transmission. Gaskets in the area, like around the value heads are more problematic, because of time. But doable. Transmission leaks near the torque converter is a problem tho. Which is towards the motor, like inbetween the tranny and engine block. But if it’s engine oil specifically, I would say gaskets on one or two of the engine heads or oil pan. My money is on head gaskets. I usually wait till I actually see smoke coming off the engine before I replace mine, lol. I bet that’s what the mechanic is referring to. A little isn’t bad. Just annoying. Just check your oil every now and then. You start losing/burning 2 quarts between oil changes, you’ll need to get that fixed for safety of the motor.
Thank you Cyberhawk ❤️ - it's very kind of you to explain all you did/ I just read all of it to husband and he says he needs to spray degreaser on the underside of engine to uncover where it's coming from - he said it's mostly the Left SIDE of undercarriage. Oh, he corrected me it's a 1998 hd 3500, his flatbed farm truck that he bought new and it's his favorite! I appreciate your response. Have a good day.
Great thorough explanation Sucka! Thank you! You a mechanic btw? Our expert mechanic says all older dodge rams leak oil, nothing to do 'bout it? Hubby drives his favorite older Ram since he loves it more that his new 2020 Chevy 2500 cause "it's new and he doesn't want to use it up too much" 😂
Vehicles aren’t supposed to leak oil. Burn oil maybe, and I mean like 60’s-70’s or older models. Depends how old. We talking 1990? Then no. Your expert just doesn’t want to fix a gasket, lol.
1999 3500 Ram. Gaskets are not too much $, but is it too much time and down too many levels in the engine area? Maybe our mechanic can make more money on his other repair vehicles? He works out of his home - so he gets to call the shots I guess on his priorities 😂 I'm just the wife who has oil stains on our concrete driveway pad!
Yea that’s just a straight up leak. I’ve seen leaks from axles, oil pans, transmission(areas), valve heads. Wherever the wet spot is, is where it’s at most likely. If it’s just an oil pan gasket, that’s easy. Same with transmission. Gaskets in the area, like around the value heads are more problematic, because of time. But doable. Transmission leaks near the torque converter is a problem tho. Which is towards the motor, like inbetween the tranny and engine block. But if it’s engine oil specifically, I would say gaskets on one or two of the engine heads or oil pan. My money is on head gaskets. I usually wait till I actually see smoke coming off the engine before I replace mine, lol. I bet that’s what the mechanic is referring to. A little isn’t bad. Just annoying. Just check your oil every now and then. You start losing/burning 2 quarts between oil changes, you’ll need to get that fixed for safety of the motor.
Thank you Cyberhawk ❤️ - it's very kind of you to explain all you did/ I just read all of it to husband and he says he needs to spray degreaser on the underside of engine to uncover where it's coming from - he said it's mostly the Left SIDE of undercarriage. Oh, he corrected me it's a 1998 hd 3500, his flatbed farm truck that he bought new and it's his favorite! I appreciate your response. Have a good day.