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Compression test and crankcase pressure
My 95 Ram has recurring oil leaks. For about a year, I had four or five different oil leaks fixed. Each time one was fixed, a new one was created. I have just let it leak for the past year or so. I do know that when I tow at highway speed, my tailgate and trailer are covered in oil. I want to find the cause of the leaks. I though a compression test and or a manometer test (I think it measures the crank case pressure) would point me in the right direction. I don't want to spend $5000 on new rings or a rebuild and I don't want to keep fixing oil leaks if there is a problem that is going to just lead to more oil leaks.
I took my truck into the dealer. We don't have any diesel mechanics in the area. After waiting for three days for them to look at it, they say they can't do any tests until they fix the current leaks. All they have done is clean the motor and installed a dye so they can find the leaks. They haven't found any yet after running the truck for two hours, according to them.
I don't want to spend hundreds or thousands of dollars fixing oil leaks for them to later tell me that there is some larger problem that isn't worth fixing. I can't see spending $5,000 or $6,000 to rebuild a motor in a 95 truck that I use to dump garbage with.
Is the dealer right that they can't do any tests until they fix the leaks?
By the way, they also told me that I needed new brakes and my steering was loose. It's amazing that it took three days to do nothing on the issue I brought it in for but had time to identify problems any shop can repair.
Thanks for your advice,
Jeff
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