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Jun 7, 2007 | 06:35 PM

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Oil leak

I remember a post sometime back that someone mentioned a leak on the backside of the motor. I have fixed my upper galley leaks, Dipstick tube leak, and now it appears that I have some leaking from somewhere else. Is there any way that it could be a rear-main, at 125,000 miles? I seem to recall someone talking about some o-rings elsewhere that could be the cause. Any ideas would be helpful here. Mike

Jun 7, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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Rear mains rarely leak on these. One the back of each head there are large plugs in the end on the HPOP galley. They ahve a 1/2 square drive in them. They are about $5 for the updated plug adn o-ring from ford. That could be your issue. Others could be vavle covers, CCV housing, or another leak in the valley.

Jun 7, 2007 | 06:41 PM

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oh yeah those plugs are also on the front of the heads. They are about 2 inches across.

Jun 7, 2007 | 07:54 PM

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I already relpaced the plugs on the oil galleys. Maybe I need to do some more investigation.

Jun 8, 2007 | 07:40 PM

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Looks as though I have oil in the rear valley underneath the turbo pedestal. It is leaking down the bellhousing to the underside. Do I need to replace the pedestal o-rings?

Jun 8, 2007 | 09:26 PM

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if its only wet at the rear of the valley could be fuel pump, turbo pedestal o-rings or ebpv actuator.

Jun 8, 2007 | 09:41 PM

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Thanks Tim. I am thinking it is the Pedestal thats leaking. It is way back, behind the turbo on the passenger side corner of the pedestal. I checked the ebpv and it does not appear to be the culprit.