FZJ80: Leaking coolant and oil (1 Viewer)

[Leggiez]

I have a 96 FZJ80. Tue that I had a coolant leak and my oil was leaking faster than it normally does. I first did a coolant flush and oil change to make sure there was no mixing (There was not). After driving it sparingly this week, today (Thur) the coolant reservoir was empty. The coolant seems to be leaking somewhere on the driver side and I'm unsure of where the oil is coming from. So.. could this to an oil cooler issue? The LC is at the shop now and I'm waiting on the mechanic to diagnose the problem. Should I start looking for a new truck or is it an easy fix?

PS: Your guesses are WAY better than mine

 

[MoJ]

Drivers side coolant leak common cause = PHH. What area is the oil leaking from?

 

[amgraham]

Got any pics or anything? Oil cooler is on the passenger side and not really prone to leak. Common oil leaks are oil pump gasket, crank seals, distributor gasket. Common coolant leaks are heater hoses. Anything we suggest is a shot in the dark though unless you clean it up and figure out where it is leaking, then we can ID components for you.

 

[Leggiez]

Shoot, I wish I would have taken photos. The PHH makes a lot of sense for the coolant. All the oil seems to have leaked somewhere low near the front of the engine

 

[MoJ]

Shoot, I wish I would have taken photos. The PHH makes a lot of sense for the coolant. All the oil seems to have leaked somewhere low near the front of the engine

Low and near the front could be valve cover, distributor o ring, front main, or oil pump cover. All easy to diagnose

 

[Kernal]

All the above

 

[Cass007]

Does the front of your engine look like this?

This is what mine looked like when everything was pretty much leaking. One the upside .... it keeps away rust from road salt, so there's that.

 

[jpoole]

@Cass007 I'm sure you fixed the seized idler and missing belt after that pic, but OP if your engine looks like that you've got more than oil leaks to fix

 

[Cass007]

Yup ... completely new everything. PO was AWESOME at maintenance

It did make the 8 hour drive from NC to PA just fine like that though.

 

[jpoole]

It did make the 8 hour drive from NC to PA just fine like that though.

nice!

I made the same discovery on my drive home with my "deferred maintenance special" of an 80. A common symptom for a neglected 80 these days I assume.

 

[BILT4ME]

Fortunately, I only had to drive mine about 200 Ft. on the deferred maintenance program. I bought mine from my neighbor two doors down.