Oil Leak
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Oil Leak
This is my first post! Just picked up my first Diesel F250. Its a 99 and I already love the thing. You can feel the power! Anyway after having the truck just one day now I have noticed some oil on the driveway. I am going to ask the dealer that I bought the truck from to get it fixed. If they give me any flak about fixing it I need some advice on what I should do to fix it? Is there a good repair manual to reference (Chiltons etc)? I can do most repairs myself, but since this is my first diesel I wanted to get some direction first. Any help would be appreciated.
Paul
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Yup I guess that would help. The lead is comming from the engine oil pan. The black pan up front. There is some leakage on the pan itself. It appears to be comming from the joint between the engine pan and the trans pan. Hope that description helps.
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Have you looked to see if the leak is actually above that, and merely dripping from there? There are a handful of things that could be leaking higher up, and merely showing up down there.
You might have to clean the top of the engine, and as much of the underside as possible, and then look for fresh oil after driving for a few miles.
You might have to clean the top of the engine, and as much of the underside as possible, and then look for fresh oil after driving for a few miles.
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Boulder,
First off welcome to the FTE.
Now take a good bright flashlight, and look really good in the valley of the motor. Is there oil in there? If so is there a sludge or is there actually a pool of it? Now clean the top of the motor really well, over the next couple of days keep an eye on it and look to see if the oil is leaking from the front of the motor or the back at the base of the turbo. If the oil is leaking from the front you probably have an o-ring leak at the HPOP. If it is in the back towards the turbo, it is probably the turbo pedistal o-rings. These can be pretty common leaks and some are worse then others. There is a drain hole in the back passenger side of the valley that the oil will run out and down the back of the motor. So when looking for drips look from the top down. Hope this helps
Fire rooster
First off welcome to the FTE.
Now take a good bright flashlight, and look really good in the valley of the motor. Is there oil in there? If so is there a sludge or is there actually a pool of it? Now clean the top of the motor really well, over the next couple of days keep an eye on it and look to see if the oil is leaking from the front of the motor or the back at the base of the turbo. If the oil is leaking from the front you probably have an o-ring leak at the HPOP. If it is in the back towards the turbo, it is probably the turbo pedistal o-rings. These can be pretty common leaks and some are worse then others. There is a drain hole in the back passenger side of the valley that the oil will run out and down the back of the motor. So when looking for drips look from the top down. Hope this helps
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Originally Posted by Fire Rooster
Boulder,
First off welcome to the FTE.
Now take a good bright flashlight, and look really good in the valley of the motor. Is there oil in there? If so is there a sludge or is there actually a pool of it? Now clean the top of the motor really well, over the next couple of days keep an eye on it and look to see if the oil is leaking from the front of the motor or the back at the base of the turbo. If the oil is leaking from the front you probably have an o-ring leak at the HPOP. If it is in the back towards the turbo, it is probably the turbo pedistal o-rings. These can be pretty common leaks and some are worse then others. There is a drain hole in the back passenger side of the valley that the oil will run out and down the back of the motor. So when looking for drips look from the top down. Hope this helps
Fire rooster
First off welcome to the FTE.
Now take a good bright flashlight, and look really good in the valley of the motor. Is there oil in there? If so is there a sludge or is there actually a pool of it? Now clean the top of the motor really well, over the next couple of days keep an eye on it and look to see if the oil is leaking from the front of the motor or the back at the base of the turbo. If the oil is leaking from the front you probably have an o-ring leak at the HPOP. If it is in the back towards the turbo, it is probably the turbo pedistal o-rings. These can be pretty common leaks and some are worse then others. There is a drain hole in the back passenger side of the valley that the oil will run out and down the back of the motor. So when looking for drips look from the top down. Hope this helps
Fire rooster
BTW, I'm not trying to hijack this thread, I just figured you guru's could kill two birds with one stone. It sounds alot like boulder and myself have a very similar problem.
