# 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 - Leaks oil

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** dodge\
**Created:** [January 26, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336 "2019-01-26T01:51:34Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mel33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/0ea827/32.png) [@Mel33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mel33)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336/1 "2019-01-26T01:51:35Z")

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Leaking oil realfast

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2019, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336/2 "2019-01-26T01:54:49Z")

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Then for the sake of the environment have it repaired .

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**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 12:55am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336/3 "2019-01-27T00:55:40Z")

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When does it leak oil real fast . . . ?

At idle?

Or even with the engine shut off?

If it leaks fast at idle only, it could be a leaking engine oil pressure sender or a crankshaft seal, for example

If it leaks oil real fast even with the engine shut off, your engine oil pan . . . assuming it’s stamped steel . . . may have rusted through

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**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 1:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336/4 "2019-01-27T01:07:36Z")

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Since you give no details , it’s hard to give you concrete advice. However, that vintage Dodge V8 was prove to failure of the intake manifold belly pan gasket, which results in extreme oil usage.

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**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2019, 2:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1997-dodge-ram-1500-leaks-oil/133336/5 "2019-01-27T02:07:53Z")

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If you can see it visibly leaking oil onto the ground, should be easy for a shop to figure out. Might not be anything overly serious, as long as you stop driving it until this is resolved.