Dodge Raider EVIL oil leak!

Raider27

New member
Hey guys, so I've got an 89 Dodge Raider V6 3.0, pulled it into the shop and noticed it was leaking oil pretty bad..here's what I've done so far..
-put a new fitting and copper hose instead of the plastic one it had for the pressure gauge..not the problem
-washed all the oil off to get a better look at where it was coming from. looks like it was coming from the front lower part of the oil pan where it meets the crankshaft. so dropped the oil pan(headache) glad I did cause the gasket was cracked in all four corners and looked like the previous owner tried to seal it up with more silicone. Got the oil pan back in..still leaking, looks like its coming from above the oil pan and made it look like it was the oil pan gasket
-next took off the harmonic balancer and all that to check the crankshaft seal, looks like it was wet all in where the timing belt is so replaced that seal and just put it all back together, still leaking just as bad

Does anyone have any ideas on what to check and try next? I read another forum on here that there problem ended up being the passenger cam seal

Thanks,
Mackinley
 

plh

Explorer
I think you would have noticed if the cam seal leaked when you did the crank seal?

What about an oil cooler hose or fittings?
 

Sabre

Overlanding Nurse
Check the crankcase breather valve. If that's plugged, it'll force oil out all over the place, even with intact seals & gaskets.
 

TheMole

Adventurer
Look for the PCV valve in your book. Should be on one of the valve covers and hopefully easily accessible. It's toward the front of my driver's valve cover on my 98 3.5 sohc, but I believe it's toward the rear in the 3.5 dohc.
 

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