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Old Jun 19, 2018 | 06:56 AM
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I have I have a 96 Ford F-350 7.3l Powerstroke Centron Edition and I am losing oil like crazy it is not burning it and it is not leaking it I drove 18 miles and loss two and a half gallons of oil can someone please tell me where it is going
 
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Drop the down pipe from the turbo and see if the inside of the down pipe is oily. If it is the seal is gone in the turbo, and it is pushing the oil out. Are you sure it is not leaking oil from the front or rear oil rail plugs? There are 2 on the front and 2 on the rear. If a plug o ring lets go, you can loose a lot of oil in a hurry.
 
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Drop the down pipe from the turbo and see if the inside of the down pipe is oily. If it is the seal is gone in the turbo, and it is pushing the oil out. Are you sure it is not leaking oil from the front or rear oil rail plugs? There are 2 on the front and 2 on the rear. If a plug o ring lets go, you can loose a lot of oil in a hurry.
Is the valley dry ??.
Also check the hoses or connectors of the HPOP
 
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