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So my truck is running great i come out of work today and there is a huge puddle of oil on the ground it looks like it is coming out of the pan at the bolts holding the pan up. it also looks to have run down and drip off th bell housing. I have no idea what the hell is going on. I want it straight fellas HOW SCREWED AM I!
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Originally Posted by WonderDonkey
So my truck is running great i come out of work today and there is a huge puddle of oil on the ground it looks like it is coming out of the pan at the bolts holding the pan up. it also looks to have run down and drip off th bell housing. I have no idea what the hell is going on. I want it straight fellas HOW SCREWED AM I!
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Clean it all up and see where it starts dripping from. How may miles on the truck. Check to see if it's the rear main seal or possibly leaking at the HPOP. Check the valley on top of the motor to see if you have oil there, that usually runs down the back of the motor and drips from around the bell housing.
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oil is all on the passenger side, i have not looked from above but from below i can see where it is pooling up in and dripping off all passenger side pan bolts and the just as driving happens it blows back. truck has 111,000
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so under futher investigation you guys are right, there is a puddle of god knows what looks like oil, looks like fuel in that valley. the biggest puddles seem to be towards the back, more under the turbo. if i clean it up what exactley am i looking for?
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Originally Posted by WonderDonkey
so under futher investigation you guys are right, there is a puddle of god knows what looks like oil, looks like fuel in that valley. the biggest puddles seem to be towards the back, more under the turbo. if i clean it up what exactley am i looking for?
I thought I had an oil leak too, but found that it was fuel from the bowl due to a loose filter bowl lid right after I bought the truck. By the time it blew back through the dirty valley and made its way to the ground it looked like oil.
And yes, you can drive the truck with a leak as long as it is not a gusher. Just make sure the oil level is good. This includes a fuel leak, but I would be more inclined to repair a fuel leak as urgently as possible.
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I have a oil leak just like you talk about..hard to see where its from cause of the fan..I have oil all around the water pump..down the passenger side of oil pan and it drips off of the oil drain valve..doesn't pool on the ground like yours did..I have looked high and low...looks like oil pan leaking..found out yesterday I'm sure it is coming from the CPS..the o-ring must be shot...I am going to pull it this weekend and put in my new one..I hope it fixes the problem..I hate oil leaks...
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All this info is great guys I am going home tonight to clean it up and see if i cant find that leak. I kinda think tenn01 might be right about the fuel, it does not look like oil in that valley but could be. If my water fuel seperator valve was open a little could that get fuel to that valley?
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If my water fuel seperator valve was open a little could that get fuel to that valley?
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I found the leak and i dont know if its good or bad. So i cleaned the valley and started the truck and before i could get a mirror underneath i saw oil flowing out of the HPOP. On top of the pump there is a sensor and a harness. the wires were kinda exposed and oil was flowing up through the sensor and coming out where the wires go into the harness. what do i need?