Q: '98 Dakota 2wd-rear..with Air. Oil leaking in back of engine and above tranny. Leak is right around d-cap and a sensor post.
I'm trying to isolate an oil leak. '98 Dakota V6 3.9L (2wd-rear) with A.C. oil is leaking from behind engine, above tranny. Looking at the engine by standing in the front, the D-cap is somewhat to the right, there is a sensor post in the middle and the leak is somewhat to the left of that. Is this a rear seal leak?
My car has 160000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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