Well, after a 300 mile weekend trip with fishing and wheelin, I noticed a oil leak today after work. I have a work vehicle, so it's a good size puddle thats been drippin for a few days.

Crawled under and just what I thought, the rear main seal.

There goes my Sunday

 

Yep those are pretty common on these trucks. That was the first thing that got fixed on my truck because my dad doesnt like oil on the driveway lol

 

i'm in the same boat so don't feel bad. mine isn't losing too much oil yet so i think i'm gonna wait a little longer before i change it.

 

I think if this happened to me I would try Bars leaks rear main seal it is a seal sweller. Not an oil thickener. The reason some synthetic oils caused leaks early on was that they didn't include the sweller. But I also have an engine that I'll be rebuilding soon to swap out with my current engine.

 

The leak is very minor, just I have put a ton of work in this truck and leaks are not an option. Have you used this product before? Sounds like a band-aid on a shotgun wound.

 

Yeah you have!
I've used Bars on a radiator. It's a temporary fix until you can get it home and get the work done. It's not a long term solution.
Once a bad seal... always a bad seal.
Spanky the seal. Club the seal. Make a coat.

 

mines leaking too, how hard is the fix ??

 

ALL these seal fixes are just bandaids. Use them in a pinch, but eventually the leaks come back.

 

+1 on having this leak would be nice to know what all is involved in this

 

There was a good DIY on replacing the rear main seal a while back. Had photos as well.