rgorke
Dedicated LVC Member
My '04 V8 with 270K miles has an oil leak coming from either the front seal behind the harmonic balance and/or the front cover gaskets. I include the front seal because I replaced that 3-4 years ago with the harmonic balancer and I may not have gotten it in 100% correctly.
I am thinking of putting an additional splash panel that extends from where the existing panel ends at the radiator crossmember past the oil pan to the engine crossmember. In theory it could catch and collect the oil so that it wouldn't drip on the drive way and street. I would try and fashion a way to collect the oil drips and periodically empty the oil.
My question is would this cause any problems? Is there any reason that there isn't a splash guard there other than reducing cost? We also have a 2015 Jeep Cherokee that has a splash panel underneath that extends past the engine with trap doors to access the oil filter and oil pan plug. That's kinda where I got the idea.
I am thinking of putting an additional splash panel that extends from where the existing panel ends at the radiator crossmember past the oil pan to the engine crossmember. In theory it could catch and collect the oil so that it wouldn't drip on the drive way and street. I would try and fashion a way to collect the oil drips and periodically empty the oil.
My question is would this cause any problems? Is there any reason that there isn't a splash guard there other than reducing cost? We also have a 2015 Jeep Cherokee that has a splash panel underneath that extends past the engine with trap doors to access the oil filter and oil pan plug. That's kinda where I got the idea.