My experience with oil leak

[riklyn]

well, after being convinced that the oil drops from my 04 LJ were RMS, I drove over 2 counties interviewing mechanics to find one who was really familiar with replacing the RMS on a 4.0. even contacted a member on this forum, from my area, for recommendations.

and I did crawl over, under and all over. (with my HF 390 lumen folding LED light. I love it.) oil was obviously "leaking from bell housing", as well as blowing all across,

I needed some other work done by my local "country boy" mechanic, so I asked him to install a fel pro gasket and new vent valves,grommets on valve cover.

guess what. 2 weeks and not a single oil drop.

2 things I learned from this:
1. I ain't nearly as smart as I think I am
2. always start with the easiest, cheapest part/repair

 

[Chris]

Glad you got it figured out!

The rear main seal on the TJ is easy to replace on a 4.0 in comparison to most other cars that require you to drop the transmission in order to replace it.

I guess that's a benefit of the two piece design. Now whether it's a good design is up in the air. However, I've never had a rear main seal leak on any of my 4.0s, so I guess that's a good thing!

 

[riklyn]

well, I'm 70 years old, so maybe easy, but not for me.
just thought my experience might help some with the same issues, before they spent a lot of money.
anyway, apologize for the infantile post on your board. won't happen again.

 

[Chris]

No apologies needed at all. Not sure why you felt the need to apologize?

If my post came across the wrong way, I sincerely apologize. I'm not sure why it would have, but maybe you took it the wrong way?

 

[twistedlv]

well, after being convinced that the oil drops from my 04 LJ were RMS, I drove over 2 counties interviewing mechanics to find one who was really familiar with replacing the RMS on a 4.0. even contacted a member on this forum, from my area, for recommendations.

and I did crawl over, under and all over. (with my HF 390 lumen folding LED light. I love it.) oil was obviously "leaking from bell housing", as well as blowing all across,

I needed some other work done by my local "country boy" mechanic, so I asked him to install a fel pro gasket and new vent valves,grommets on valve cover.

guess what. 2 weeks and not a single oil drop.

2 things I learned from this:
1. I ain't nearly as smart as I think I am
2. always start with the easiest, cheapest part/repair

Nice. Do you happen to have the part numbers for the vents and grommets? Mine are seeping a little.
And like Chris said, not sure why you thought you needed to apologize for anything.

 

[TJScott]

Every bit of information people post on this board about something fixed on their TJ is an asset to others that may not know yet. The more the better, it’s a great repository. My RMS went out as well. Having read this board, as soon as it started dripping I knew what it was and had it replaced. No more drip.