difference from min to max on dipstick
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Well I put in 14 and its right at the top of the hash marks. I've learned that the ONLY way to get an accurate reading is to let the truck sit overnight and check it ONE time in the morning. If I try to stick the dipstick back in, pull it out wipe it and get another reading, its completely different.
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Thats Great^^^^
I have a Pretty Good Feeling alot of the Rear Main & Bed Plate that were changed SIMPLY just had to much Oil In them and were not Bad
At 15QT in mine it will have the Bell Housing drip and Bed Plate Seeping
And with 14qt My Truck is DRY as a BONE
Glad it worked Thanks for checking Ian
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Not to hijack,but the famous bell housing drip,where is the actual leak?I have been trying to find it for weeks,and my truck is not at the full mark.I just did studs and headgaskets ,all new gaskets cause I had the motor out,because of the leak previously.Now after going through all of that,I still have the same leak.
It can be from Rear Main Seal or from the Bed Plate running back to bell housing
Also anything leaking from Top of Engine Valley will end up at the Bell Housing
How Much Oil Is in it????
If the Rear Main was bad when the moter was out would have been the time to change it
How Bad it the Leak lots of places it can leak too on the 6.0L
Internal Leak
When the Injector Orings Leak (I mean the orings that seal injector to Fuel Rail and theres 2 per injector) when the orings leak Diesel Fuel will push up into the top the Valves area untill the Engine gets Warm then orings expaned and seal. So every day alittle more Diesel fuel mixes with oil and thines oil out and raises the Leval. Then again too much in the Oil Pan and all the Rear main and bed plate leaks. But the WORSE Part of it is the oil is thinned out and Wear Protection is reduced GREATLY
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It can be from Rear Main Seal or from the Bed Plate running back to bell housing
Also anything leaking from Top of Engine Valley will end up at the Bell Housing
How Much Oil Is in it????
If the Rear Main was bad when the moter was out would have been the time to change it
How Bad it the Leak lots of places it can leak too on the 6.0L
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Internal Leak
When the Injector Orings Leak (I mean the orings that seal injector to Fuel Rail and theres 2 per injector) when the orings leak Diesel Fuel will push up into the top the Valves area untill the Engine gets Warm then orings expaned and seal. So every day alittle more Diesel fuel mixes with oil and thines oil out and raises the Leval. Then again too much in the Oil Pan and all the Rear main and bed plate leaks. But the WORSE Part of it is the oil is thinned out and Wear Protection is reduced GREATLY
Also anything leaking from Top of Engine Valley will end up at the Bell Housing
How Much Oil Is in it????
If the Rear Main was bad when the moter was out would have been the time to change it
How Bad it the Leak lots of places it can leak too on the 6.0L
.
Internal Leak
When the Injector Orings Leak (I mean the orings that seal injector to Fuel Rail and theres 2 per injector) when the orings leak Diesel Fuel will push up into the top the Valves area untill the Engine gets Warm then orings expaned and seal. So every day alittle more Diesel fuel mixes with oil and thines oil out and raises the Leval. Then again too much in the Oil Pan and all the Rear main and bed plate leaks. But the WORSE Part of it is the oil is thinned out and Wear Protection is reduced GREATLY
As far as the leak its just the drip on the bellhousing that hangs there and never leaves a drop on the ground.I can live with it. Thanks
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Thats How Mine was with 15QT
Gone With the 14QT
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On my first oil change I put in the first 14 Qts and
then run the engine to check for leaks. I let it settle
for about 30 Min and then added a little at a time
to half way on the dipstick So I totaled out about
14.75 Qts. The only signs I see of any leak was where
some oil had run down the side of the block when the
drivers side valve cover was off.
Sean
then run the engine to check for leaks. I let it settle
for about 30 Min and then added a little at a time
to half way on the dipstick So I totaled out about
14.75 Qts. The only signs I see of any leak was where
some oil had run down the side of the block when the
drivers side valve cover was off.
Sean
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