Severe oil leak

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  1. tamip

    tamip Light Load Member

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    20191128_134852.jpg 20191128_134903.jpg I have a 2011 peterbilt 386 with a cummins isx15 cm2250 in it. I just had it inframed last year around august 2018. Last month it was discovered the entire overhead was loose, a rocker bridge was broken, cam was ate up, rollers damaged, rods and mains damaged from metal in the oil, and cam gear and tone ring damaged. Replaced the cam, cam gear and tone ring, rod and mains, oil cooler, all rockers and rollers, valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket. The truck is leaking alot of oil from the passenger side. It appears to be coming from one of the bolts from the water thermostat housing. I have to add oil every few hrs of driving. Its all over everything. Truck isnt overheating any but I am still adding coolant to the tank. Any ideas where to start? The current shop last month did compression test and it held compression. They did say #3 was a little week but still in spec.
     
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  3. Roberts450

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    If its from the thermostat area Im guessing its from the oil cooler circuit as it has a thermostat as well. And since you’re having to add coolant as well Im guessing the thermostat housing has come loose.
     
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    They didnt take the coolant thermostat housing off at all so I dont understand how it would just come loose
     
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  5. tamip

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    I've been told there isnt any oil near the water thermostat
     
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  6. truckdriver31

    truckdriver31 Road Train Member

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    sounds like very bad inframe job.
     
  7. tamip

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    I don't think so
     
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    you had it in framed and had to do almost all of it with just a year. yea that sounds like a bad inframe job.
     
  9. tamip

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    I believe it was caused by poor overhead a year ago
     
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    so you got it inframed and had a overhead ran in 6 months
     
  11. tamip

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    Overhead was ran a few months later supposedly while chasing another issue.
     
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