Robertdm17

Hello so I know that people have made this post before but I'm quite majorly worried about this thing, it's my daily driver and I'm 17, working right now, and when I went out to go get lunch I looked under my truck to see probably a quart or two of oil under the engine. I knew it leaked pretty badly, it's had a past of it but recently with weather anywhere from 30°-50°F it leaks so much more than is acceptable. I did have my timing chain done back in august, and it didn't leak bad immediately then, but it slowly got worse and now it's this bad. He didn't drop the pan or take the head off, I also don't know if he did the oil pump seal. I've done a lot of reading but I'm looking for answers. He did put sleeves on the harmonic balancer but, it's something quite worrying. 22RE, 5 speed manual 4x4, no AC, 145,000 miles. No full rebuild. The entire passenger side is coated in oil along with the pan, transmission, and the front frame and all driveline components for the 4x4 are completely gunked over and soaked in oil.

SwVa_1stGen

Those sleeves are junk, they get hot and when you stop the engine it sticks to the front seal and tears it.
Take it off and replace the seal

Robertdm17

so, it'll tear the front main. Would that have taken a month or two to happen? It started actually leaking this bad more recently, it seems to be leaking the most at the oil pan and the head where it contacts the timing cover. It does not leak from the harmonic balancer, at all. It also seems to leak around the edges of the cover as well. I'm just so stumped on where it's all coming from. I mean it leaked 5 quarts in 4 months!

millball

You have to face the fact that you had a half-assed job done on the timing chain.

Ocasionally, a lucky guy, ( I would'nt call such a person a mechanic) is able to do a timing job without dropping the pan and/or pulling the head; and getting everything sealed back up oil tight.

You'll probably have to try again. Find someone who will do it right,

128keaton

Really--doing the whole thing isn't that bad. A friend and I did it, he would slowly work on it, and lazily leave parts around, and then I came over and we finished it because I wanted to get it done as much as he did. About 8 hrs later, it was back together. A miracle. Take your time!

millball

It's all a matter of degree, and of opinion.

There are at least three ways of doing things... the wrong way, the right way, and my way.

All I can say is that things that get fixed 'my way' stay fixed for a long, long time.

128keaton

Haha. I hope my way is the good way. He has been driving it for 6 months, highway and everything with no issues related to me.