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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 07:36 PM
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Is it normal for the crankcase tube to be pushing a good bit of smoke out of it while it is running? Also I get some oil dripping out from time to time. How much is to much oil because there is oil covering everything under the crankcase tube. I know its just a drip because ive seen it drip and i dont lose hardly any oil between oil changes. Ive had the truck for about 2 years and i know its been doing it ever since ive had it. I'm now just getting around to asking you guys. Thanks for the help guys!!!
 
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Old Feb 20, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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How many miles are on it? How much oil drips out of it?

The guy who owned my truck before me let it idle a lot, so it pushed some smoke out the breather tube when it's idling but it still runs perfect. I lose a few drips of oil out of the breather tube. Its just a normal thing with a diesel. My truck only has 66,000 miles on it and it leaks
 
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 04:09 AM
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My truck has 177,xxx on it. It might drip a drip of oil once in a while.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 04:59 PM
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In my opinion that's just fine
 
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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Thanks for your reply! That eases my mind.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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No problem!
 
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Old Feb 22, 2012 | 07:08 PM
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I have 160,300 Once in a while I get a drip or two sounds like your ok!
 
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Old Apr 8, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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mine also does it. its got 230 thousand miles on it. it leaves about an inch spot of oil but it leaks from somewhere else
 
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