Oil leak at dipstick tube flange fixed -with pics!
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It is a 2" nut.
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Specializing in Viton® o-rings and leak repair kits for the 7.3L and 6.0L diesels
(970) 368-4455 aka guzzle
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If it happens to fall in the pan just get a pair of mechincal fingers from craftsman or snap-on. Its about 18 to 20 inches long and bendable with 4 fingers on the end that you push out with the other end. We use those things all the time in very very tight spots where you cant even see to pick up small 1/4" washers or whatever behind and underneath ejection seats on F-16's.
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Het Fat Diesel thanks for the pictures...
I was able to out in a new O ring by holding on tonthe flange piece with a bore cleaning brush for a .45 cal gun...just the right size...the pushedthe flange into the pan...picked out the old O ring...then slid new O ring around flange and pulsed the flange back into place. I think that my leak was because the big brass nut was bad not the O ring...so I replaced that too.
I was able to out in a new O ring by holding on tonthe flange piece with a bore cleaning brush for a .45 cal gun...just the right size...the pushedthe flange into the pan...picked out the old O ring...then slid new O ring around flange and pulsed the flange back into place. I think that my leak was because the big brass nut was bad not the O ring...so I replaced that too.
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I am not trying to re-beat a dead horse but I am fuzzy on this. Does the new gasket go inside the oil pan? It sounds like it does from all the posts but somewhere back there somebody asked and was told it goes on the outside. The nut came loose on mine and started to leak but I do not see a gasket. I am thinking LOTS of silicone sounds pretty good right now.
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I am not trying to re-beat a dead horse but I am fuzzy on this. Does the new gasket go inside the oil pan? It sounds like it does from all the posts but somewhere back there somebody asked and was told it goes on the outside. The nut came loose on mine and started to leak but I do not see a gasket. I am thinking LOTS of silicone sounds pretty good right now.
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Kenny,
Go to Robin's post in #114 above and click on that link he mentions. It takes you to Guzzle's site.
On Guzzles's site, at the bottom of that description page for that kit, highlighted in yellow, there is a place to click to bring up a PDF of detailed instructions. Click on it.
Take the time to read those three pages. Your questions will be answered.
This is not the first time Bob (Guzzle) has saved our butts.
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Go to Robin's post in #114 above and click on that link he mentions. It takes you to Guzzle's site.
On Guzzles's site, at the bottom of that description page for that kit, highlighted in yellow, there is a place to click to bring up a PDF of detailed instructions. Click on it.
Take the time to read those three pages. Your questions will be answered.
This is not the first time Bob (Guzzle) has saved our butts.
Pop