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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 08:47 PM
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O-rings - Preventative Maintenance Interval?

I've got ~130k on my rig and I'm starting to get a little paranoid about the o-rings that I see mentioned in a lot of posts. Namely: 1) turbo pedestal, 2) fuel bowl, 3) hpop.

Questions:

- did I miss any?
- what mileage intervals have you guys seen these seals fail at?

Just wonderin' if I should try to knock them all out or if I should wait. No oil leaks yet, knock wood

Craig
 
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 08:56 PM
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Keep it in perspective Craig as many people come here for help with

problems with their PSD's. Many have probably gone 200k miles and more

with no O ring troubles.

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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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if you are paranoid about it, then i would recommend buying them and keeping them on the shelf or in the toolbox so if you do happen to have a leak, you have the stuff you need right there. then come here, search for two minutes and find out how to do it. however buying the parts you need "in case" of a leak usually means you will never have one.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Some fail, some last forever. Some that have been replaced fail again. It's all pot luck. My HPOP o-rings failed, but I've never had any other problems in any "common" area.
 
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Old Jul 17, 2006 | 09:36 PM
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Thanks guys, I'll get the spares to have on hand.
 
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