2017 Ram 1500 Bighorn 5.7 Hemi 44k miles Leaking oil already???

[THE HAMMER]

Just noticed this the other day. Cleaned my K&N filter on Saturday and noticed after I moved it out of the garage a drop of oil on the concrete. Also noticed a couple drops on concrete where I park it normally on the side of house.

Oiled did not come from air filter as I cleaned and oiled it in a pan out of garage.

I don't drive this thing hard
I don't tow
I don't take it off road much beside a little hunting gravel roads

Will Dodge address this?

Anyone with experience I would appreciate your input.

Regards

 

[Nick_rp]

Easiest thing to do would be to call the dealership and see what they say or just hop underneath and track the source. Oil leak dosnt automatically mean catastrophic failure. Could be a bad oil filter seal, dipstick O ring etc. Many reasons for oil leaks.

 

[Canadianguy]

Like Nick_rp said, crawl underneath and have a look maybe check the oil drain plug and oil filter area.

 

[Nick_rp]

Just remember when you see the leak, make sure its not coming from someplace higher up. People often see the wet spot near a gasket or whatever and assume its bad but in reality it came from above it.

 

[savage_46]

Possible intake manifold bolts loose & leaking from there. Mine were way loose, leak traveled down wiring harness & finally hit the floor at back of trans pan. Trans cooler lines were notorious on the earlier DS trucks

 

[PoMansRam]

Was the oil changed lately? Changing the oil filter on hemis results in a lot of spilled oil, or possibly the oil pan drain plug is leaking. Are you still under 60K miles?

 

[THE HAMMER]

Was the oil changed lately? Changing the oil filter on hemis results in a lot of spilled oil, or possibly the oil pan drain plug is leaking. Are you still under 60K miles?

No, it is actually due now for a oil change. Yes, still under 60k miles. At 45k now.

 

[THE HAMMER]

Thanks for your guys input. I'm gonna really look into it today after work. I will start with the simplest source/explanation first...oil filter gasket and drain plug. And then if I see anything else follow the trail to the source.

 

[BWL]

If you're having trouble tracing it I find cleaning the engine bay and any oil off the engine followed by a drive down a dusty road makes the source a lot more visible.

 

[THE HAMMER]

Update...

Crawled under the truck Wednesday and found the culprit. Oil filter was leaking so I tightened it up a bit and done.

Now I’ll have to remind the guys that change my oil to make sure it’s good and tight next time (but not too tight)

Thanks for the input guys! Problem solved!

 

[grizzstang]

I have found the the small oil filters for the newer trucks loosen off on their own. I would crank them down and come oil change time they were loose (not leaking but close).

When I started using the larger pre 2013 filters on my truck (Fram Ultra XG2) they don't loosen off anymore. They stay as tight as I installed it right through until removal.

 

[Riccochet]

I would rather fight to get a filter off than deal with one that loosened up on it's own. Which is why I tighten by hand as much as I can, then use a band wrench to give it another 1/4 turn.