Looking for a good mechanic in Colorado Springs
08-16-2022, 03:20 PM
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JK Newbie
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Looking for a good mechanic in Colorado Springs
I bought my daughter a 2012 Wrangler and it has a very slow oil leak. From all the research I've done, it appears that this is a common problem associated with the oil filter mount. There is a chance that it may be the rear main seal, but apparently this oil filter mount problem is incredibly common - some sort of design flaw.
We just moved to Colorado Springs a few weeks ago, and I don't know anyone one who can give me any advice on where to take it.
The only thread I found regarding this on this forum is from 2011. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
We just moved to Colorado Springs a few weeks ago, and I don't know anyone one who can give me any advice on where to take it.
The only thread I found regarding this on this forum is from 2011. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
08-17-2022, 04:59 AM
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JK Jedi
There is an off chance that someone from your area chimes in. If not I would say this. My dad lives up in Florissant and on one of my visits I broke my rear TB mount on the axle. I had to, in a pinch, find a new mount that I could weld on and in short order. I ended up finding Predator 4 Wheel Drive there off of Nevada Ave. Drove down into the springs and grabbed the bracket. I was actually pretty impressed with the guys there as we talked through a couple of decent options they had for me in stock. I was going to suggest maybe reaching out to a few niche places like that and see if they had a suggestion, but as I pull them up on google I see they were not only parts but a service center as well. I only have that one interaction with them but I was left with a positive vibe based on my experience. I've been to that Jeep dealer there in town too so they could bend me over and stick it to me for a couple $10 bolts. 
Dollars to donuts it's that oil cooler assembly, or o-rings to that, more that it is the rear main seal. Just don't see the RMS going on these 3.6L that I can ever recall. Not to say there's zero chance it's that, but it's highly unlikely.
These units can be a little hard to come by these days. Dorman makes an aluminum unit now that some folks have been using. If you look at the fitment I think you'll see that one is only good for '14+, but that is because they changed the oil filter bypass in those things after '13. You can technically still use that aluminum Dorman, I am 99.9% sure, but you then just need to make sure you always use the corresponding oil filter for '14+ as well. That oil bypass located at the top of the post in the oil filter housing was a huge issue in '12 and '13 which is why they redesigned that small part of the assembly.
Dollars to donuts it's that oil cooler assembly, or o-rings to that, more that it is the rear main seal. Just don't see the RMS going on these 3.6L that I can ever recall. Not to say there's zero chance it's that, but it's highly unlikely.
These units can be a little hard to come by these days. Dorman makes an aluminum unit now that some folks have been using. If you look at the fitment I think you'll see that one is only good for '14+, but that is because they changed the oil filter bypass in those things after '13. You can technically still use that aluminum Dorman, I am 99.9% sure, but you then just need to make sure you always use the corresponding oil filter for '14+ as well. That oil bypass located at the top of the post in the oil filter housing was a huge issue in '12 and '13 which is why they redesigned that small part of the assembly.