Oil low after 3 months

[DisturbedKJ]

Hey jeep family, problem is I changed my oil; synthetic 5w30. After 3000 miles it was 2quarts low. Got a seeming leak driver side next to the power steering pump. Pls don't say front main????

 

[HoosierJeeper]

Does your KJ burn oil?

 

[belvedere]

Gotta check the oil once in a while!

 

[TwoBobsKJ]

Hey jeep family, problem is I changed my oil; synthetic 5w30. After 3000 miles it was 2quarts low. Got a seeming leak driver side next to the power steering pump. Pls don't say front main????

That's too high for the front main seal - but that seal is prone to leak (mine has been for a while but not in the mood to change it yet :Insane: )

Have you checked the valve cover?


Bob

 

[Logan Savage]

The oil pressure sending unit threads in the block above the oil filter which would put it sort of behind the power steering pump .

 

[tommudd]

How many miles on it
How long have you owned it and if for long time did this just start?
How has the maintenance up till now been?
Any other major leaks you can see or do you smell oil burning?

 

[Whelan]

We have an '05 3.7L Limited that burns oil. No smoke, no leak, just likes oil. Not incessantly but it will take about 2 quarts every 3k. I set the service minder on it for the lowest (2500) I think and also keep tabs on it on my own. Typically right before an oil change I top it off with a quart. I use Castrol 5W30 high mileage dino juice.

 

[JasonJ]

^ All good probing diagnostic questions to have asked and answered.

Without knowing anything else, I'd say its most likely to be from the front corner of the valve cover gasket. Mine leaked on the passenger side to the tune of a quart every 2 months. Now, zero.

 

[ltd02]

The oil pressure sending unit threads in the block above the oil filter which would put it sort of behind the power steering pump .

This would get my vote.