Well after further understanding the Cummins adapter plate and the seal, I don't really think I did. Now when I first started on my truck I "thought" I had a rear seal leak.
I had my transmission and flex plate out of the vehicle already, so it was a no brainer to replace this seal. I will start with the rear main seal because it was more straight forward. Keep em clean.įYI: My post is not a 100% how to, but a little reference and maybe some help to someone with similar issues. I hate dirty engines and grease covered parts. Neither were bad enough to drip on the ground when parked overnight, but there was enough to make things turn oily on the surrounding areas. Before I started the work I knew I had an oil leak out of my front main seal on the crankshaft seal and I thought same for the rear. I have seen other threads concerning pickups so figure this one is okay.Recently I did some extensive engine work to my 20 with the 5.9L Cummins engine. Also, I am not trying to start a bash on Dodge/Cummins but am only trying to warn others of a recent problem I had with my Dodge that turned out to be a fairly common problem. I am sure a lot of you are already aware of the issue, but until a few days ago, I was not and if I can help even one person out there I feel this thread is worth it. I have a 2007 Dodge 3500 4 door pickup with the Cummins 5.9.
My wife and I were driving home from our annual Christmas break trip to Arizona. (she works at a local primary school) We were pulling a car trailer that had our Suzuki Sidekick 4X4 on it that we had used to explore around the desert with on our trip. It was before sunrise on the 2nd of January and were were approaching Jackpot NV near the Idaho/Nevada boarder (middle of no where.) The outside temp was 7 below according to the trucks temp gauge. The driving tracks on the road were basically bare but there was lots of packed snow and ice along the edges of the road and in some places in the center of the driving lanes. The first indication of a problem was the check engine light came on but the truck continued to appear to run okay.
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