The Nissan Path

dvajnar

Thanks for the comments, Terry. I think I have pretty much settled on waiting and watching, then changing the rear main seal myself if/when the need arises. All the info given helped me understand the problem better. I'm going to sign off on the thread now. Thanks to all again.

dvajnar

Sorry I haven't replied for a while. Thank you for the information. I've tried the earlier advice and it seems to be the rear main seal. I let it idle with cardboard underneath it, and two drops came down in 10 minutes. I've driven it quite a bit since then, and the oil level is staying fairly stead...

dvajnar

I tried what you said this morning, letting the engine idle for 10 minutes after letting it sit overnight. There were two drops of oil on the cardboard and a drop forming on the transmission bell housing (about two mm away from the engine) afterwards. Incidentally, I don't know if it has an oil pan ...

dvajnar

That information sounds great. I will try it within the next few weeks, as I am pretty busy now. I'll post then to tell you the result. Thanks again.

dvajnar

Thank you. Which one is most likely? And will it take much for me to check it myself? Just so you know my experience level, I've done a lot of car work, just none in the past 10 years. Once, I rebuilt a Dodge van motor.

dvajnar

I have owned my Pathfinder since 2003 - bought it new. It has almost 230,000 miles on it and has performed well so far. In May of 2010, I paid a guy to change the rear main seal, as the local Nissan dealer's service department told me such was the cause of an oil leak at the time. It now has an oil ...

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