Ben400mod_85

I was gonna have the oil pan done cause I wanted to have the o ring done. I don't know if its the rear main or the oil pan I just know I have a steady leak. I had my truck into the GMC dealership for a recall on the throttle body and they just said the rear main was leaking or the oil pan. The frame is good I have been pulling a wand through the frame spraying fluid film once a year. I'm a steamfitter by trade and have welded enough of my buddy's Toyota frames I don't know if the Chevy frames of those years are as bad as the tundra/Tacoma frames, seems like they just dissolve.

I'm gonna try and get my truck in next week or the week after for a estimate on the rear main, oil pan gasket and pick up O ring at the local shop by my house. I trust the guys there, they have worked on other vehicles I have and are always honest with me. I try to do as much work on my vehicles my self but I don't think I wanna tackle this job. Either way I'm not gonna be selling this truck out right. My oldest son is gonna buy it from me whenever I wanna let it go.

I am really learning towards just keeping this truck I have stuff a few grand into it and hope it last 2 more years. I really only put on 4 to 5,000 miles or less on it a year. I could just not fix the oil leak but it's more annoying then anything. If I did buy a different truck it would be a brand new truck. I've been a Chevy / ford guy my whole life but with all the horror stories and recalls you hear about with all the truck brands im very unsure about buying a new truck.

New to the forum and I guess I'm looking for some opinions. I have a 2010 GMC Sierra 1500 4x4 with a 5.3 and heavy duty tow package. it has been a great truck I bought it with 30,000 on it and it now has 169,000. I shut off the afm right at 30,000miles.I have kept up on all the maintenance and it has never given me any problems. But I'm on the fence with either getting a new truck in a year or so or sticking some money into the truck I have now. I have been religious with doing oil changes at 3,000 miles. Tranny flushes every 40,000 it still has the original transmission in it. I don't drive it every day anymore it sits mainly cause I have a commuter car for work. I use it mostly for pulling my boat ,hunting and snowmobiling. The heaviest thing I pull is my 4 enclosed place snowmobile trailer and fully loaded it's 6200lbs and the truck honestly pulls the trailer great. Knock on wood I haven't had any collapsed lifters. Again it's been a great truck I spray the underside with fluid film every year cause the Wisconsin winter salt is rough on vehicles. Body only has a couple rust bubbles on passenger cab corner and drive side fender has a couple bubbles. I don't need a new truck and in my opinion most of the new stuff is a lot of problems it seems like. But my truck has a rear main seal leak, it's getting kinda annoying dripping on the drive way, it is also starting to puff blue at start up but stops fast. It also has a slight tick but I think it is a manifold leak cause it goes away when it's warm. I like the truck so I'm on the fence if I should stick some money in it or sell it in a year or so and roll the dice on a new one.ive owned the truck for 12 years probably the best one I have ever owned. But how many more years can I expect to get out of it? Sorry for the long post.