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      04-02-2018, 05:08 PM   #16
Shieldze1025
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. The biggest one I see all too frequently is leaking oil filter/cooler housing gaskets causing serpentine belt failure, which gets ingested through the crankshaft seal and piled into the sump. A fairly routine gasket replacement turns into dropping subframe, oil pan to clear belt debris from the sump and put back together.
This right here.

Noticed mine leaking over the weekend while doing some maintenance. It's the other crap that piles up from lack of attention that will get you later on.

Replacing my gasket ASAP before my belts get destroyed and cause more damage.
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