I have a 2001 F250 7.3. It has 178777 miles. When I got home yesterday I noticed a large puddle of oil under the truck. I tracked it down to the HPOP. I cleaned the entire engine and ran it around the block. When I got back I looked and felt all over the HPOP. There was no oil on the quick connects, the IPR, the "non-serviceable plug, the rear o-ring where the snap ring is. I found it under the HPOP where it mounts to the engine. Is this a common place to leak? Does anyone know the Ford part number for the front mounting gasket? I called Clay and got all the other o-rings and new "non-serviceable" plug. But did not get the front mounting gasket. So I need to find one tomorrow so I can fix this weekend. Just a very very very long shot, have the mounting bolts for the HPOP ever came loose and let it leak. Just hoping tightening the bolts might fix it.

Thanks.

 

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I had a small seep for years but only in the cold. Maybe a Quarter Size Spot in a months time. Board one day I changed the O-Rings on the Hose Connections and was done with it. Until Winter came around, I noticed it was back. It was the non-serviceable plug which was running down and I too thought it was the Gasket. This video will cut your time by 1/3 as you don't have to remove all the stuff the manual says to do the Job and he give some great tips on servicing the plug