MorrisOnTheGo
Newbie
Last Thursday night, while driving back home, I crested a mountain pass at about 4,400 elevation after about 2,000 foot climb. I had not pushed the truck hard on the uphill portion, but did down shift to 3rd and maintained about 60 to 65mph. I was coasting down the opposite side of the mountain on the freeway when after about 3 or 4 miles on the down hill side, my check engine light came on, and I saw that my oil pressure gauge was reading zero. I immediately pulled over and shut down the engine. When I checked under the hood, the dipstick showed no oil, and I could see that the engine compartment was covered in oil that was dripping to the ground in many locations, so I could not pinpoint where the oil leak was coming from. I got the truck towed home (expensive tow for only about 55 miles, but it was almost midnight by the time he got to me). I checked the truck the next day to verify that the drain plug and oil filter were still in place, and looked around during the daylight, but still can't figure out where the oil leak is coming from. Not being very knowledgeable about V8 engines, I'm hoping that one of you reading this can point me in the most likely direction, on where this catastrophic oil leak might be coming from. It does not appear to be leaking from the valve covers, or head gasket, and is probably coming from somewhere lower on the engine, and most likely on the drivers side of the engine compartment, not the passengers side, but there is oil everywhere. Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated, as I would like to diagnose this leak before I tow the truck a 2nd time to the mechanic who installed my 383 stroker rebuilt engine.