Leaky Situation
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Leaky Situation
Hey everyone! Well after I tackling the bent connecting rod problem, I'm onto the next. 😧
I have a fuel leak in the valley that isn't coming from the FPR, Fuel bowl, or the rubber lines. It's kinda of a trickle; I can catch 1/2 a gallon in a pan in 7 min under the truck when I'm idling. Worse when rolling obviously. All dripping down behind the block, passenger side.
In the valley, before and under the banjo bolts seems to collect the most but I'm unsure of where it's coming from. All of that is tightened. The fuel bowl has all new o-rings and the bottom of it wasn't pitted badly.
I welcome and appreciate any and all help.
I have a fuel leak in the valley that isn't coming from the FPR, Fuel bowl, or the rubber lines. It's kinda of a trickle; I can catch 1/2 a gallon in a pan in 7 min under the truck when I'm idling. Worse when rolling obviously. All dripping down behind the block, passenger side.
In the valley, before and under the banjo bolts seems to collect the most but I'm unsure of where it's coming from. All of that is tightened. The fuel bowl has all new o-rings and the bottom of it wasn't pitted badly.
I welcome and appreciate any and all help.
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^^What he said^^
That would be my guess as well. You can see it with a mirror and a light if you're willing to deal with the frustrations of doing so. If not, dry thing out as well as you can, stuff dry rags in everywhere, start the truck briefly and see which rags get wet first. Anything that leaks in the valley will drain where you're describing so it could be coming from just about anything in there, but I'm still guessing fuel pump.
That would be my guess as well. You can see it with a mirror and a light if you're willing to deal with the frustrations of doing so. If not, dry thing out as well as you can, stuff dry rags in everywhere, start the truck briefly and see which rags get wet first. Anything that leaks in the valley will drain where you're describing so it could be coming from just about anything in there, but I'm still guessing fuel pump.
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I'll check around the pump more later this weekend. But as far as everything else around it, nothing leaks. I might have developed a tear in the lines somehow I don't know. I'll definitely replace all the hoses while I'm replacing the pump.
Thanks yall
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leak?
that settles in bottom and not purged after a while.
Changed whole bowl assembly and replaced fuel pump underneath.
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Just finished replacing my fuel pump (along with glow plugs and injector orings) today. Mine was leaking from the weep hole as well. Hard to tell, had to really clean it up good to see where it was leaking from. Good time to rebuild fuel bowl too. And I didnt remove the turbo, easy enough to do it without doing that in my opinion.
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