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Old May 16, 2017 | 04:12 PM
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Battery Ground Engine Oil Leak???

OK - I know the battery ground cable is not leaking engine oil but something is leaking on to the battery ground cable and what I believe are two fuel lines. I checked the valve covers and the oil cooler and I don't think it's coming from either of those two sources (though I have ordered the Oil Cooler oring kit from Clay). I would guess it's coming from the power steering pump but the oil seems too black/heavy/sludgy to be ATF.

Any ideas where the leak might be coming from?

As an aside, I just recently replaced the power steering pump line (that gets inserted in the funny connector into the pump). That appears to be OK also.

I've attached a picture looking up from the bottom of the truck:

 
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Old May 16, 2017 | 05:08 PM
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Oil cooler or oil gallery plug on the head behind the power steering/alternator bracket.
 
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Old May 18, 2017 | 03:26 PM
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Found it!!!

Leaking from the lower bolt holding on the front oil cooler bracket.
 
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