Where to start, my turbo light turned on a few weeks ago its normaly on, but once in awhile it will go off and i can feel the turbo kick all the way in but then it starts surging uncontrolably until the light comes back on any suggestions?
I also cant get my oil pan to seal at the back of my engine, I am pulling the engine to replace the pan and get a good seal hopefully, with that being said what shall I trie, to figure out what the hell is goin on with my turbo, im also changing out my glow pugs while the engine is out, any notes on what to do or not to do while changing them?
Thanks in advance!!!!!!!!!!!

 

What turbo light? I need one of those. Please elaborate.

EDIT: where are my manners? Welcome to FTE.

 

I want one too Mike. Where is this light? What engine and truck do you have?

 

Ya got to give us more info then that...

1. What turbo light?

2. How do you know your oil pan is leaking, this is very rare.

3. Glow plugs are easy, deep well thin 1/4 drive socket will fit right in there.

 

A light in the dash had came on and I asked some one what it was and they said its the turbo light, this is the first diesel i have ever owned so not on top of everything yet thats why im on here.

 

Hey Joe, how's it going? Ya going to TS Outlaw? I know that would be a haul. JK

 

I have a 2003 7.3, i can see it leaking, I tried resealing it but no luck

 

are you sure the leak isn't coming down the engine,and it just looks like the pan is? It is rare that this happens from what I have read

 

2003 f-350 7.3 Lariat qaud cab short wheel base 8in lift sittin on 38in open country m/t

 

Are you sure that the oil isn't coming from the top of the engine running down?

Crum71 beat me to it

 

What Joe is saying is that 99% of the time, the leak is coming from above, and runs down the back of the block. Usually collects around the pan & drips out the trans weep hole. When I did my first OC, I saw all the oil on the back of the block & freaked. Then I got on the 'net, found this site, and found out that the oil was coming from the top of the engine. Actually from the orange boots under the intake spider from the crank case vent putting oily vapors into the turbo to get pressurized in the intake system & out the boots. The next most common things are the turbo pedestal O-rings or EBPV actuator arm. Mine started leaking, but I yanked it out before it got too bad.

So before you yank your engine, make darned SURE it's the pan. Also, make sure your GPs are bad. Could be the relay or the harness. Very common issues...

Where are you located, BTW?

 

well put it this way and no offense to any one, i drained the oil to try and reseal the pan, when i got done i put the new oil in and before i even started the engine it was leaking and yes from the pan right where it dips around the crankshaft.

 

How did you reseal the pan? This might make a difference.

 

well the first time with just sealer (gasket maker) that didnt work so i cut a gasket out of cork gasket maker along with more sealer

 

Our trucks almost never develop a leak between the pan and block. This is interesting. Tell us more about the truck. Mileage, any chips/tuners or go fast stuff.