Air Compressor Oil Leak

JimmyWells · Mar 26, 2017

SAR said: ↑

That line is the taking fresh air from the engine to the compressor. I think what is happening is when the engine is off a little bit of oil is coming back down from the top of compressor and coming down the lines. As long as it's not excessive I would not worry about it both of my engines look like that too till I replaced the o-rings
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Thanks. So the small amount of oil being sneezed out of the dryer isn't a big deal then either? When I drain my tanks they're clean and the outlet from the compressor is dry when running. I'll try to find some o-rings for the line then.

JimmyWells · Mar 26, 2017

Ristow said: ↑

oh,yeah,thats the intake. i was thinking pressure line. i'd pull both lines and look inside them. very easy to do. if the output hose is clean i'd not worry about the compressor. tuflow's are pretty much bullet proof.
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Thanks. I'll check them out when I pull the o-rings.

SAR · Mar 26, 2017

JimmyWells said: ↑

Thanks. So the small amount of oil being sneezed out of the dryer isn't a big deal then either? When I drain my tanks they're clean and the outlet from the compressor is dry when running. I'll try to find some o-rings for the line then.
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I remember now when I replaced that one o-ring, it was still leaking, it actually was the gasket on that elbow housing that was leaking on mine and running down the hose. I replace that and it seem to quit. I will post a picture of the parts breakdown of your particular air compressor. I would replace # 9 and # 15.

https://parts.cat.com/AjaxCATPartLo...3daPDwg==&storeId=21801&serialNumber=5EK82590

JimmyWells · Mar 26, 2017

Very much appreciated.

SAR · Mar 26, 2017

You're welcome. I am assuming it's the same engine as you were talking about in your other thread ? 5ek82590?

JimmyWells · Mar 26, 2017

That's the one!

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