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12.7 Detroit spraying oil

Discussion in 'Heavy Duty Diesel Truck Mechanics Forum' started by draya93, Jul 11, 2022.

  1. Jul 11, 2022 #1
    draya93

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    Hello, I have a 98 12.7 Detroit 60 series. I was pulling a few hills yesterday and got home and noticed my whole passenger side sprayed of oil, it even got some on the door and side fairings. Any ideas?
     

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  3. Jul 11, 2022 #2
    LameMule

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    You said some, but that's more like the BP gulf spill!
     
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  4. Jul 11, 2022 #3
    LameMule

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    Open the hood and take some pictures of the turbo feed, drain, exhaust and everything.
    From the one picture you shared I can only assume that you have some kind of a leak coming from under the hood area, possibly oil...
     
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  5. Jul 11, 2022 #4
    draya93

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    I’ll take some more pictures later today and post them here
     
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  7. Jul 11, 2022 #5
    Elroythekid

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    Make sure your crancase vent (stink pipe) is clear and open, if not it will push it out the dipstick tube, and make a mess that looks JUST like that... or maybe turbo return line. Mine was stink pipe.
     
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    lester

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    You are gonna have to open your hood and look around. Maybe even get under the truck. Could be coming from a dozen places
     
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  9. Jul 11, 2022 #7
    Crude Truckin'

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    Lift the hood...................? JS.
     
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  10. Jul 11, 2022 #8
    AModelCat

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    Yeah there's about a hundred possibilities. Opening the hood might narrow it down to 5 or 6.
     
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  11. Jul 11, 2022 #9
    bigguns

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    Why post it in Trucker Taxes and Truck Finance?
     
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