I was leaking large puddles of oil out the back of the motor. My first thought it was the rear main seal but the leak seemed too big for that. Well I pulled the pan to have a look and found this.
Too much rtv if you ask me. Whatever the previous owner/mechanic did, did not last. I drove this truck home from Seattle to Delaware, glad it did not fail on the way. Happy I dont have to do the rear main too.
That usually happens when a foreign fluid finds its way into the pan. The oil seal absorbs it and expands and sometimes gets gummy or just plain feels wrong.Soft I guess youd say.Is the front one like that too?