I noticed a few drops of engine oil on the garage flood today. Climbed under the truck and snapped some pics. I can't tell where its coming from. Oil plug is tight, so are the bell housing bolts. It does seem to be around the oil pan/starter area. Any ideas on possible causes? Thanks in advance for the help

 

On your first pic pull the little cover on the trans. Look behind the flywheel and around the crank area for oil, If theres any then ur rear main seal is leaking. If its coming down from above the bellhousing the check your oil pressure sender.

 

alright I'll pull that cover and give it a look. Where about is the oil pressure sender? I have a feeling it may be the rear main.

 

Found the oil pressure sender. I'll pull trans cover tomorrow and have a look around.

 

That mess is going to be from a rear main seal. Pop the cap out of the bellhousing bottom and look for all the oil inside. If it was your pan gasket leaking you'd have a big oil spot reaching around most of the pan.

 

Try the gasket that's on that adapter by the oil filter. I couldn't figure mine out til I did a swap and saw it

 

Yea I'll pop the cap today and see if that's it. After doing some research I'm leaning towards the oil sender because just recently the there has been some oil stains collecting under the intake.

I'll definitely add that to my list, thanks man.

 

Oil pressure sensor, rear main seal, valve covers, cam sensor, and oil filter thing are all possibilities...

 

If the leak is inside the bell housing it is coming from the rear main or the cam sensor. I would feel around on top of the engine near the oil sender to see if there is fresh oil there.

 

I felt around the oil sender and there wasn't any fresh oil but I changed it anyway, 10 year old part it was probably due anyway.

I couldn't get my hand down far enough to feel around the cam sensor. There is alot of caked up oil and dirt under the intake that I was sure was the oil sender but the leak persists.

So, oil sender is good, valve covers are dry, next to try is the oil filter adapter or possibly the oil pan.

I popped the cap on the bellhousing and it was dry except for a small amount of oil residue on the back wall of the motor. I had to touch it just to notice it. Is this area supposed to be completely dry of oil? Right now its very faint.

I'm leaning towards something on top of the motor due to all the oil/dirt under the intake. Posting more pics in a bit..