Oil leak! need help

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Nov 6, 2006 | 09:54 PM

JGRNAUT_7.3L

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From: Port St Lucie, FL

Oil leak! need help

Ok guys just relized that the spots on my driveway are comming from my truck and I was not happy. Found that it is dripping up in the front of the engine compartment but thats about all I know of right now till i do some further investigating tommorow after work, but wondered if you guys have any ideas on where to start to look that could be leaking in the front of the engine? Seems to be leaking down on the axle or right in front of it. Some residue on the axle, and the drops on the driveway are right in the area as well. Any ideas on where to start would be great. Its not a bad leak, just a slow couple drops a night thing, so it might be hard to pinpoint, but any help would be great. Thanks in advance!

Nov 6, 2006 | 10:02 PM

Uzumati

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From: Central, Al

Check where the dipstick tube enters the pan very closely there is an o-ring inside that can leak.

IH makes a kit to fix this without dropping the pan if you need it

Nov 7, 2006 | 08:24 AM

JGRNAUT_7.3L

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From: Port St Lucie, FL

Alright sounds like a good start. I will check there when I get home. Thanks for the response. Any other ideas where to check if thats not it?

Nov 7, 2006 | 08:59 AM

Cuda_jim

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From: MICHIGAN

If it smells like fuel it may be the drain lever on the fuel filter. It runs down the front of the block. There has been a bunch of bad orings on the lever lately. Some say it due to the ULSD fuel we are getting.