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cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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I have an oil Seep at the bell housing on my dmax canyon. It is at the dealership right now and they are having trouble recreating it. Has anyone had oil where the bell housing meets the back of the engine block. Pictures of the oil below.

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kickass audio Enthusiast

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It may be hard to tell since it's dirty but what does it smell/feel like? It could be the rear main seal as diyer2 mentioned or the seal where the torque converter meets the shaft inside the bell housing.

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Is it dripping??
If It is just a seep with dust on it, don't worry.. some of this is normal..
It's hard to tell in your pictures.

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Looking at your pictures again, I would say lower oil pan.

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cpttimerestraint Enthusiast

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My thought was rear main. Really slow seep, no dripping. It is just filling the space between the Black plastic and the bell housing with what I think is oil.

I feel like a truck with 17k miles shouldn't have any oil leaks at this point. It is still under warranty for another 5 yes 70k since I got an extended warranty, but just wanted to get in front of it. The truck was smelling last week so I climbed under it to check it out and that is when I saw the oil.

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Looking at your pictures again, I would say lower oil pan.

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That was my other guess. I have had oil pan leaks on both my Sierras so it wouldn't surprise me if that was the problem.

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It being a Dmax it could be either pan or rear main.  Unfortunately you can't really tell unless you pull the transmission. 

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