Oil leak
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Oil leak
Looks like I have an oil cooler leaking engine oil. Anybody want to fill me in on what I'm looking at as far as difficulty of the repair?
This has made a large mess in a short period of time.
Thanks
This has made a large mess in a short period of time.
Thanks
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Just did mine. It wasn't hard at all, just time consuming and quite messy. Like said above the front cooler end is the hardest part with minimal room to get your hands and tools in there to get the top bolt out. I took mine all the way out so I could replace both gaskets as well as the O-rings. No way did I want to do it all over again after that mess to change out the one bad gasket I didn't replace, so I did everything.
What I did to get to the top bolt on the front cover was to remove both upper and lower radiator hoses, and used a 1/4" drive ratchet with a deep well socket (10mm IIRC). Just had to be patient cause I had to use the ratchet to unthread and rethread the entire bolt cause I couldn't get my hand in there.
What I did to get to the top bolt on the front cover was to remove both upper and lower radiator hoses, and used a 1/4" drive ratchet with a deep well socket (10mm IIRC). Just had to be patient cause I had to use the ratchet to unthread and rethread the entire bolt cause I couldn't get my hand in there.
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All the bolts on the front header can be reached with extensions ,from the LF w/O even with the the tire in place along with the the splash shield . the hardest part is holding the front gasket in place for installation
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I Didn't say it was impossible, I said it was the hardest part .
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Thanks guys that was a huge help, I will do it Next Monday.
I will give my glow plugs a good test Tuesday morning, it is going to be about 4 degrees............ This will be the first time for temps that low since I replaced them.
I will give my glow plugs a good test Tuesday morning, it is going to be about 4 degrees............ This will be the first time for temps that low since I replaced them.
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Same here. Fixed up my fuel pump/fuel canister leaks. No more over powering raw fuel smell, but wait, what's that? A whiff of sweet smell from my motor? Coolant? Yup. And oil. Set of rings and gaskets on the way, next warm weekend it'll get sealed.
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Going to get above freezing Wednesday, looks like it will get addressed then.............
Plugged it in last night, started fine this morning 8 degrees, going down to 2 above tonight.............. I will see what happens in the morning
Plugged it in last night, started fine this morning 8 degrees, going down to 2 above tonight.............. I will see what happens in the morning
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i gotta take care of this on my truck... is been really cold tho here... like 50's cold.... yikes.
i figure if i have to drain the coolant, i will do the ih pump and flush the system too.
Richard
i figure if i have to drain the coolant, i will do the ih pump and flush the system too.
Richard
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