Oil leakage

[1994]

I seem to have sprung an oil leak when I had my truck up on ramps to get the running boards off. I put the ramps on one side at a time so the old girl was 'flexxin' a little more than she's probably done in along time.
Now there is oil leaking down the control arms by the looks of it and onto the tire to the ground. Any ideas? Should I just take it to a shop to see what they say? I am not very mechanically inclined.

 

[1994]

So the puddles keep appearing but I checked my oil and it is still pretty high, the residue on the ground definitely looks like fairly fresh oil that I put in so.

I noticed that there is a lot of wetness around my wiper fluid container and it seems like the radiator is fairly wet too? Do you think it could be the head gasket?

I will take some photos of the affected area, and I am going to rinse it at the car wash to see if it keeps leaking in that area. Also have NO COOLANT so I am going to fill that up and see if its maybe that which is leaking out...

 

[1994]

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Thoughts

 

[98_k1500]

If its around the wiper fluid container, I'd be checking the oil cooler lines. They run from the oil filter area to the left side of the radiator.

 

[98_k1500]

Just now saw the pics. Definitely de-grease the area. I'll bet the oil cooler lines are leaking.

 

[1994]

Alright, Ill wash it tomorrow since it was fairly cold here today. What would it cost to fix oil cooler lines? Cant you get them taken off completely? Im sure I had something similar on my '94 before..

 

[1994]

I put nearly a full jug of engine coolant into the thing and its almost all gone now..Any ideas? Maybe radiator has a crack? Could it have just been filling up? Not much knowledge of radiators.

 

[House003]

Not sure on the coolant problem, but you definitely have an oil cooler line leak.. Shouldn't cost too much to get fixed, and it's also fairly easy to do so try doing it on your own! The part is only like $30

 

[1994]

Thanks..! Not sure if I could manage on my own since I have limited tools haha but maybe I will try.

 

[1994]

I think I'm just going to go ahead and book an appointment to the mechanics to delete the oil cooler lines. If the leaks don't stop Ill know its also the mysterious disappearing engine coolant. Hope I can get it in this week