That is what I think.pulled turbo off and it seems a little damp in the exhaust manifold but not like wet oil.
Nope..at idle it was ok,at higher rpm is when it does the leaking.
truck sat for 2 weeks putting on oil cooler and other stuff..just weird that it just all of a sudden did this after running the truck with new oil...
Rebuilt from freightliner
My old turbo had oil on both sides of the turbo cac side and exhaust.
It is weird that there is drops of oil on the bottom side of the exhaust manifold
To me it looks like oil.I just changed my oil and it looked like and smelled like clean new oil.Since i put turbo on it only has 100 miles on new...
Stick with detroit stuff,aftermarket heads or rebuild kits can cost you alot more when the part breaks, As for the core just do exchange no...
Hello everyone.98 century freightliner with 12.7 detroit.I replaced the turbo and now it has oil leaking on the exhaust side of turbo.Replaced oil...
Wow,and dont forget you probably would run out of fuel with that big paycheck before you got to receiver.
Smart man,he made the right call on that company,run and dont look back..just keep looking.
Update: went to freightliner bought new pre cut piece of flex pipe in the box,got home and it fit perfect.thaxs for all of yall that helped me...
That is funny on the stearlership.i will go to friggin liner tomorrow. Plus take all of the pieces of flex back to truck rookie should be interesting
You can build your own charge air cooler test kit your self..all out of PVC fittings you can buy at lowes or home depot .cap off one side of...
Will give yall an update tomorrow after I get back from freightliner. Thank to for your input on this issue.
That is what I am thinking.i have been trucking 37 years and never in my life have I run into this problem..I guess I will go to freightliner...
Maybe..It is so strange how you make a cut on the flex and one side good and the other too big ang to can only turn it a little and it wont get tight
After I cut a section let's say 22 inches one side is perfect..the other side is big on the flex.you can turn the big side on the flex but it only...
Yes..5 inch pipe on detroit 60 series..even the flex pipe on the muffler elbow gave me hell..this has never happened before. Flex pipe can from...
