Name these leaks.....please

[JAMAS]

As far as your wheel...are you sure a dog or other animal didn't do its business on it?

Ha! No, I dont think so, but that would make a TON of sense. It smelled awful and it was a little more syrupy than I would assume an animals pee should be.

If that was the case....

A.) I just stuck my finger in animal pee and smelled it. (check that off my bucket list)

2.) That would be a pretty wierd coincidence that I also had other undercarriage leaking that I only noticed because of the investigation I did after see the fluid on my rim.

[yellowgizmo99]

Ha! No, I dont think so, but that would make a TON of sense. It smelled awful and it was a little more syrupy than I would assume an animals pee should be.

If that was the case....

A.) I just stuck my finger in animal pee and smelled it. (check that off my bucket list)
2.) That would be a pretty wierd coincidence that I also had other undercarriage leaking that I only noticed because of the investigation I did after see the fluid on my rim.

why would this be on your bucket list?

[JAMAS]

why would this be on your bucket list?

Dont judge me.

[circmand]

why would this be on your bucket list?

It's not on yours?

[pbkid]

jamas-
there are main seals in both axles, its what seals between the pumpkin and the gearing housing. Not difficult to replace, and just keep an eye on your diff fluid and your fine to drive it (if its the seal on the axle)....

[JAMAS]

jamas-
there are main seals in both axles, its what seals between the pumpkin and the gearing housing. Not difficult to replace, and just keep an eye on your diff fluid and your fine to drive it (if its the seal on the axle)....

Thanks alot for that. Makes me feel better about driving it 30 miles to the isuzu shop tonight. Sure hope the price tag stays relatively low for the repair. I would do it myself, but I am not that confident with my mechanical abilities.

[pbkid]

Thanks alot for that. Makes me feel better about driving it 30 miles to the isuzu shop tonight. Sure hope the price tag stays relatively low for the repair. I would do it myself, but I am not that confident with my mechanical abilities.

if its the rear main seal (the front axle has multiple seals, and they call that one the rear main), then its only about 10 bolts i think then they put the new seal in, and bolt it back into place.

any axle should should be able to take care of it for ya. just check your fluid before you drive it and make sure you havent lost too much.

[VXorado]

jamas-
there are main seals in both axles, its what seals between the pumpkin and the gearing housing. Not difficult to replace, and just keep an eye on your diff fluid and your fine to drive it (if its the seal on the axle)....

I had a leaky axle seal and it only dripped down from the diff bracket. I don't know how it would get on top of the axle... would have to be a really bad leak to spray upward... then again it's not dripping on the ground... this is confusing .

[tom4bren]

You said that the fluid on the outside of your rim that you stuck your finger in smelled bad. What did it smell like? Was it a very strong petroleum smell?

If so, I'm assuming that it's from the front differential but I don't know how it would get on the outside of the rim without getting all over the inside as well.

None of the other fluids mentioned have that strong of a smell (power steering, brake fluid, bearing grease (either front bearings or CVs)).

If I were you, I would do the following in this order:

Check fluid level in front pumpkin

Jack up vehicle (wheel with suspect leak) & shake wheel top to bottom to see if bearing is shot.

Check CVs again but not just for split boots, also check to see if you can determine if grease is getting out past the bands at each end of each boot.

Check other fluids (brake, power steering) to see if level is low or if the smell is similar.