He has a pretty bad oil leak (leaves a ~6x2 cluster of drops overnight) I feared that it may be the rear main seal (since i'd be the one to fix it ), so today i popped out the inspection plug and took a look. Almost 90% of all rear engine oil leaks, were actually leaks in the pan gasket, rocker covers, side covers But, not rear main oil seals. I replaced the rear main when i pulled the motor 2 years ago along with all new gaskets all around including valve cover gaskets and that rear cover I also replaced the oil sensor a couple of months ago
Also there’s no oil inside the bell housing. The most common areas for a leak in a 5.3 engine are rocker cover gasket, oil pan gasket, oil filter gasket, and oil pump gasket If you catch the source of the leak in time, you can save yourself hundreds of dollars spent on replacing whole new parts Discover more answers 2002 tahoe 5.3 The oil pan gasket and rear main have been replaced It has an oil leak at the back of the engine that oil leak 2001 530i passanger side of motor
