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Aug 23, 2011 | 06:20 PM

Greg013

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Ford Valdese

I have a 97 F250 with the 7.3 turbo...i have an oil leak at the back of the motor and i cannot find it...i dosnt leak when the truck is idling just when its being driven..i know its not coming from the turbo,any suggestions or comments are much appreciated thanks.

Aug 23, 2011 | 06:53 PM

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Welcome to FTE. Is there any oil in the valley? Is the pedestal leaking? Have you checked the plugs on the back of the oil rails?

Aug 23, 2011 | 06:54 PM

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Here's the plugs chris mentioned

Aug 23, 2011 | 07:19 PM

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this is the first diesel i have owned so those terms are foreign to me. Not sure where the pedestal is or the oil rail.And yes its down in the valley.And thank you for the welcome!

Aug 23, 2011 | 07:25 PM

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those lines at the back of my motor go into this brass looking deal with a bolt head on it..im really not this mechanically inept i'm just lost when it comes to diesels

Aug 23, 2011 | 08:22 PM

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Don't worry, you'll pick up the names soon enough. If you've got oil in the valley, you just need to clean it up with some simple green and low pressure water from a garden hose. Then watch and see if the oil starts to show up at the front, middle or back of the valley. There's a few common leaks we see. Most of them are from a ten cent o-ring, so narrowing down the location will help us tell you where to look.

And the pedestal is the thing the turbo bolts to. It's basically a stand / spacer between the engine block and the turbo. There are some o-rings above and below the pedestal that can leak if your oil is coming from back there.