I just bought a 2001 ford ranger edge and it is loosing oil and antifreeze. the whole underneath of the truck was covered in oil . we cleaned it up and noticed oil seems to be coming down from the drivers side and dripping on the starter. the antifreeze is dripping down the side of the oil pan. the truck had the head gasket replaced a few months before i bought it. we cant seems to find exactly where the leaks are coming from. we are not mechanics but we have replaced engine seals on other vehicles. has anyone had similliar leaks or no what might be causing this?

 

Oil leak may be loose or bad oil filter or the filter that has a doubled up gasket. I had the filter leak on my starter like tht before

 

we did an oil change recently and it did appear to be leaking around the filter. once i changed it and tightened it i thought it was ok but ill definitely check that out . thank you

 

Mine too: Loose Oil Filter and bad water pump for the coolant.

 

i had a water pump leak on my chevy impala and i took it to get fixed 3 times over a year and a half before i found the problem myself. im not sure if the water pump is bad on the truck though. the antifreeze seems to be dripping down the passengers side of the oil pan and there is antifreeze where im assuming the rear main engine seal is. there is also alot of oil dripping around there too, but we are having a hard time finding the oil leak because the whole underneath of the front end is coated in oil. i just cleaned it up and drove it a few miles and again there was oil everywhere.

 

First, clean the engine at the carwash then add dye to the crankcase. The dye should give the location of the leak.

 

could it be a freeze plug? Common place for a coolant leak.

 

well i had it worked on today and found out that the antifreeze is coming from the timing chain gasket. not sure how expensive it will be to fix but ive heard its not cheap

 

Tming chain cover can be done yourself if your reasonably handy i did mine with new water pump and timing chain and gear set for about $150 water pump is most expensive part actually the gasket set is like $30

 

i lost coolant from my intake manifold gasket.
is the oil coming from your rear mainseal?

 

Oil could be valve cover gaskets or distributor seal.

Anti freeze could be any number of things.
Water pump or gasket, freeze plugs, intake gasket, leaky radiator splashing back on the engine.

Clean up the engine as best you can and watch, use a backlight you have it, oil lights up under a black light.

If the engine isn't too hot, run your fingers along the lower edge of the valve covers, might get an early sign of a leak. Antifreeze should light up some too under the black light.

Luck.