What is this hoes!!! Help! It's leaking everywhere.

What is it?! Just looked under my truck and saw a huge amount of some kind of hydraulic fluid!?? It seems to be coming from here! Is it an overflow or something? it's in the drivers side next to the block! Any help would be very appreciated.

 

to me it looks like the breather for the front diff. have you changed front diff fluid lately? if so did you overfill it?

 

Yea, looking like a diff breather to me too.

 

^^ yep this

 

Damn hoes always actin a fool

 

HAHA!

 

Yup its the diff breather, check your fluid levels

 

Diff breather? I have never Touched the diff since I bought the truck 8 months ago...

I'd say there is about 8+ ounces of fluid on everything around and under it.... No idea how much has dropped off. Is it still a good idea to drive it?

My speedometer cable is problematic. This morning when it was below freezing it was being noisier then hell and the needle was vibrating around alot. Could this have anything to do with it?


How do I check my diff fluid level?

 

There should be a fill plug and a drain plug on the differential. the drain plug is on the bottom, and the fill plug is about halfway up. Make sure you can loosen the fill plug if you plan on changing/draining the fluid or you could screw yourself. Next, take the fill plug out and stick your finger in there. If you can feel the fluid you should be good. It may be a good idea (depending on how recently it's been done) to drain it and look at the condition it's in. Good luck.

 

how the hell would the diff breather be leaking?

although i agree with that it looks like the transmission of front differential breather.

i was just never aware that fluid could be pumper out of them lol.

 

Yea, you got me on that one. I'll take a WAG and say (looking at the pic) with all the dirt/mud build up on the breather, it may not have been functioning correctly and had too much pressure build up until it found a way out. but like I said, that is just a bs answer at best.

 

Follow the line and see where it goes. Post a pic of that so we can verify.

 

I agree that it looks like the breather for the front dif, and I thought the dif/tranny/tc all came to 1 breather too. I remember looking into rerouting them to do that and noticing that it was already done. Or at the very least they came to the same point.

 

Search on here to find your fill and drain plug.

 

I'm following the line right now what do you guys think about the speedometer cable? Could that have anything to do with it?

 

I thought this thread was about something else.

 

No,

Looks like you may have something plugging your breather.

Have you gone into any deep water lately?

 

Its the front diff breather.....

I had a similar (but smaller) issue on my 96 many years ago. I never did find out what the problem was.....and other folks had the same issue. I think it was just the design of the diff and how it vented especially when it got really hot.

I checked & changed the diff fluid and put a new (and extended) breather hose on it. So - even if it did vent up the hose, the oils would flow back down into the diff when things cooled off.

Since you've lost so much oil, you need to check the oil. It'd be a good idea to change it too....easy peasy. Take the diff breather hose off and make sure its not clogged and fully clean before putting it back on.

 

only reason i clicked on it too. where are these leaky sluts?

 

Hmmm, alright. So I'll change my diff fluid then. Do you think should drive with it having lost a lot?