7 3 Oil Pump Leak

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7 3 oil pump leak. Jump to latest follow 1 19 of 19 posts. It can only drain down the passenger side of the engine over the starter. Buddy has a 02 f250 he came over today to show me his truck it has a oil leak looks like rear main seal he lost a gallon of oil driving 10 miles thats how bad it is is this a problem on these trucks only has 80k miles on it or. These are a couple common areas to look at when diagnosing engine oil leaks on a 7 3 powerstroke diesel.

Careful though some of the more common 7 3 oil leaks turn out to be fuel leaks. Part number and diagra. So its a good idea to really look closely at the top of the engine for fuel leaks. Hope you all liked.

Leaking diesel that runs through the engine valley and down the back of the motor. Some 1998 2003 e series 1999 2003 super duty 2000 03 excursion and2000 03 f 650 750 vehicles equipped with a 7 3l diesel engine mayexhibit an oil leak at the high pressure oil pump outlet fittingsand or end plug. Its a pretty simple and easy fix. Joined dec 27 2008 20 posts.

Advertisementclick here to read moreadvertisement accordingto ford this type of leak may appear to be a rear main crankshaftseal oil pan gasket or other engine. Fuel leaking from a return line will mix with oil or dirt and then it appears to be an oil leak when its just a fuel leak. Under most injection pumps is a drilled weep hole designed just like the weep hole in a water pump telling you the seal has failed. Also the drivers.

Tonite i wanted to illustrate how to repair replace the fitting o rings on your 7 3 high pressure oil pump. 7 3 oil leak a big one. Hard to be sure. So if you see oil in the valley of your motor most of the time it comes from the orings on the hpop.

Discussion starter 1 sep 4 2007. Ford tech shows a common oil lek on the 7 3 powerstroke diesel. On the way that fuel collects dirt and oil from the valley.