Small Oil Leak

[Black Mammoth]

I wanted to ask you guys to make sure that the dealer isn't BSing me.

I have a 2001 Eddie Bauer Explorer....so it has the V8....

I noticed when I was under the car that I saw some oil (VERY little) dripping off the bell housing around the tranny. I took it to the dealer (since it's under warranty). They told me that's a common thing (problem?) with the V8 explorers. They say it's a tiny bit of oil that comes off the manifold and leaks down. They say it's nothing to be concerned about.

Is this true? Or should I have them rip it apart to find the problem? The car almost has 30k miles on it.

 

[aldive]

They are full of crap. They seem not to want to do the required warranty repair.

Insist on the repair of the leak.

 

[kps36]

I agree w/Al on this one.
I had the same thing happen on my POS-10. Since day one, there was about a dime size drip of oil on the garage floor every morning. At about 2k miles, iwas having some warranty/recall service done and told them about this. They gave me a free rental, and when I got to work they called and said it would not be ready today, come tommorrow. I asked why? they had to replace the rear seal to fix the leak, no BS, just did it !
I have had more problems with my truck (The C#@^y POS-10) than I care to remember, but this dealer has always been straight and responsive.
Your dealer just doesn't want to replace the rear seal, which on your V8, I suspect is the problem.

 

[Black Mammoth]

Thanks for replying. So you think it might be the rear main seal? I can see that being a days worth of work to fix. It appears that it's only leak a drop or two a week. I'll have to take another look at it. I think it's in my best interest to take it to another dealer