I have a 98 Intrepid w/ a 3.2 motor. It was making a lot of motor noise when trying to accelerate. I then had motor scanned, all O2 sensors worked, and no codes came up. All systems seemed to be running as they should. I thought it was bad oil flow to top of motor. I pulled oil pan and draw tube was clear and pressure was good.
I then pulled the cats and that was the problem. They were plugged causing excessive back pressure. I reinstalled the oil pan with new gasket and sealer. Started the motor and oil began leaking, what looked like, out of the back of the oil pan. I pulled the pan again and reinstalled again with new gasket and sealer. Let sit for 2 days, torqued to spec and tried it again. SAME PROBLEM! The front side of the flywheel is coated with oil and I know it is not from the pan/motor union. It is coming out pretty good someplace between the motor / bell housing union and it wasn’t leaking before I pulled the pan. I can’t believe a main seal could leak the amount of oil coming out and nothing was leaking before I pulled the pan. Any suggestions?