Hi All,
Long time reader of the forum and have finally joined hoping you all can help me. I have a 2003 F250 with the 7.3 that I recently bought and have been addressing all the small things it needed.
My issue is a slow oil leak that I cannot find to save my life: the leak is just enough to drip off and make a mess on my driveway, not a puddle by any means but it's annoying and I don't like leaks - the drip is coming from 2 points - the bottom center of the bell housing (running down from above) and the two steel lines below the starter (passenger side, to the right of the bell housing).
I've already looked all over the forums and checked about everything anyone has said to check - the HPOP is good (already serviced), the turbo and pedestal are dry, valve cover gaskets are good, oil galley plugs are dry, dipstick tube and oil pan are good, rear main is good, oil pan gasket is good, no oil in valley (so none running down from there).
Based on what I've read and looking at the truck, this looks like a leak somewhere on the passenger side, rear of the block, running down to the bell housing then as the drip hits the bell housing it's running around and dripping off the bottom. I've looked with lights, mirrors, etc and can NOT find the source of the leak - even when running I cannot see any actual leak (so it's not obvious when under pressure) - but at the same time, if I clean up the bell housing and starter, then park it for a few days, I'll have a few drops again in the same spot, so it seems that it's not a leak under pressure, just a very small leak. I thought it would be the oil galley plug/o-ring based on the location of the plug and running down to where my leak is, but the plug is dry.
I'm starting to lose my mind looking for this- any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks!
Long time reader of the forum and have finally joined hoping you all can help me. I have a 2003 F250 with the 7.3 that I recently bought and have been addressing all the small things it needed.
My issue is a slow oil leak that I cannot find to save my life: the leak is just enough to drip off and make a mess on my driveway, not a puddle by any means but it's annoying and I don't like leaks - the drip is coming from 2 points - the bottom center of the bell housing (running down from above) and the two steel lines below the starter (passenger side, to the right of the bell housing).
I've already looked all over the forums and checked about everything anyone has said to check - the HPOP is good (already serviced), the turbo and pedestal are dry, valve cover gaskets are good, oil galley plugs are dry, dipstick tube and oil pan are good, rear main is good, oil pan gasket is good, no oil in valley (so none running down from there).
Based on what I've read and looking at the truck, this looks like a leak somewhere on the passenger side, rear of the block, running down to the bell housing then as the drip hits the bell housing it's running around and dripping off the bottom. I've looked with lights, mirrors, etc and can NOT find the source of the leak - even when running I cannot see any actual leak (so it's not obvious when under pressure) - but at the same time, if I clean up the bell housing and starter, then park it for a few days, I'll have a few drops again in the same spot, so it seems that it's not a leak under pressure, just a very small leak. I thought it would be the oil galley plug/o-ring based on the location of the plug and running down to where my leak is, but the plug is dry.
I'm starting to lose my mind looking for this- any help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks!