I just bought a used 01 7.3L Powerstroke F250 and it was leaking from an out-fitting on the HPOP so i tightened that up and now its leaking again from somewhere else and I'm not sure where its coming from exactly, I know its coming from the front somewhere near the top, any ideas?

 

im not sure on the 01, never messed with that year yet. good luck and maybe someone else will get on and give ya a lil help

 

they sell an oil leak die you pour in the oil you can get it at a parts house it will show you the leak

 

that or you can give it a good cleaning and just try to keep a close eye on it. also using a dye or possibly if you can recreate the leak at idle in you drive way or something use a powder like baby powder which will soak it up instantly at the leak so you can see it better.

 

where is it coming from? right/left bank, front/back of the engine?the dye is a good way to find it if you cant see it, but first go ahead a clean it off with a steam cleaner or carefuly with a pressure washer and degreaser

 

Clean it real goog and you should be able to see where its comin from. Also, my buddy blew a HP oil line one time, and after we fixed it, it started leakin oil again a few days later. Ended up bein a diesel leak that was washin oil from the previous leak out of the valley. Only found it cuz I went over to his house and smelled the "oil".

 

Did you tighten the line, or change the o-rings on it?

 

i tightened them but when i have some time im going to use the dye and find it

 

There is only a few places a 7.3 will leak in the valley. The HP Oil Pump, HP Oil Lines and Turbo Pedestal O-Rings. Get some Simple Green and clean up the valley real good. Start her up and see if you can find the leak. I used my camera to find my leak by sicking it down in the valley and taking a few pics...

 

hey guys i found it, its an oil sensor on the head that has almost a stream of oil coming from it at 2000 RPMs, I haven't taken the sensor out to get a closer look to see whats wrong with it exactly but at least I found it.