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Just had the oil cooler seals done but noticed oil dripping below now so was wondering where it could be coming from I have attached some photos and would appreciate some guidance on what you think would need to be looked at?
Oil follows the laws of physics and doesn't travel upwards (other than windage, but hey, that's still physics!). Meaning, start at the top and give a good look. You might find the trouble spot just by doing that. But otherwise, there's way too much oil and grime to be able to tell from a picture and probably not in person, either. Clean everything up real well and then monitor closely to find the source. Maybe the charge air pipe?
Oil follows the laws of physics and doesn't travel upwards (other than windage, but hey, that's still physics!). Meaning, start at the top and give a good look. You might find the trouble spot just by doing that. But otherwise, there's way too much oil and grime to be able to tell from a picture and probably not in person, either. Clean everything up real well and then monitor closely to find the source. Maybe the charge air pipe?
But again, clean then monitor.
Well took your advice and cleaned up everything and been monitoring for a number of days and haven't noticed anything so I am presuming it was oil that was dripping from when the oil cooler had been changed however the only thing I noticed was that there was oil slightly weeping from the bottom of the transmission case.
Typically, oil cooler leaks show up down the BACKSIDE of the engine, not the front. I would just keep monitoring - with the amount of grime buildup that was there, it's hard to tell if this is was something older that has since been fixed.
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