Discovered I'd lost nearly two quarts of oil driving back from Chicago (1.4K miles), no lights came on and it ran good. Id've since replaced the filter and oil, switching to a full synthetic (Shell Rotella 5W40).

Got under it and found a long term accumulation of oil and dirt residue on the engine cross member below where the engine and transmission connect (and fresh oil dripping).

Question # 1: Would this be from a rear main seal ?

Also found an oil leak on the top of the Bell Housing, it smokes (when stopped) and the fumes are drawn into the heater/air conditoner system. Haven't located the source yet.

Question #2: Is there a particular place or hose to look for/at ?

Question #3: Could the #2 leak be running down and causing the problem identified in # 1 ?

Lastly, the dip stick raises up about an inch when dirven, at first I thought I'd forgot to push it down all the way. It's not blowing oil out the dip stick tube, but the dip stick seem loose when fully inserted.

Question # 4: Is there a problem with the O-Ring deteriorating on the dip stick?

Lou
Pipe Creek, TX