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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 10:48 PM
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ok im cant find this leak. i pulled my inercooler tubes off and my y pipe and im looked down in the valley and took a small flex mirror and looked around the turbo and on the hpop cant find the leak. i started the engine and let it run for a few minutes then shut it off placed papertowels in the engine valley nothing showed up. i know its coming from on top of the engine becuase after running down the road a ways the valley will fill up with oil.
 
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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When you're idling you're not making much in the way of high pressure oil.

When you get out and run it hard you're going to see oil pressures in the thousands of pounds/sq in in the galleys, the HPOP, and the IPR area.

Chances are your leak won't show up until you put a good load on the engine.
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Suspect the IPR, ICP sensor or HPO lines...
 
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Old Jul 28, 2009 | 09:52 PM
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check the torque on the hpop bolts.
 
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Old Jul 31, 2009 | 12:04 AM
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ok i did some inspecting today. i let the truck run a few minutes and nothing looked all around. after shuting off the engine i could see the oil coming from under the Hpop. no my only question is whats under there
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 09:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CL-14
ok i did some inspecting today. i let the truck run a few minutes and nothing looked all around. after shuting off the engine i could see the oil coming from under the Hpop. no my only question is whats under there
that would narrow it down to the gasket between the pump and front cover or there is a small bolt that could be seeping as well.

 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 10:35 AM
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If its coming from under the HPOP then check your IPR, or the bolt on the bottom side, the one on the left of the picture above.
 
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Old Aug 7, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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the HPOP is probably loose or that back plug shown above.... if the IPR was loose your truck would more than likely idle weird among other things....
 
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Old Aug 9, 2009 | 11:53 PM
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well i took it off and the gasket looked to be the problem so im going to replace it. i found on another site that a recall kit for a dt466 will replace that bolt on the lower side. the Dt 466 has a similar Hpop so it should cross over. some people have had good luck doing it and from what i understand its fairly cheap compared to the new pump. and in a related subject i found the blue prints or in this case blackprints to make the hpop line disconnect tool. so if you need the bule prints just pm me or something i cant figure out how the add a pic
 
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Old Aug 10, 2009 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by CL-14
well i took it off and the gasket looked to be the problem so im going to replace it. i found on another site that a recall kit for a dt466 will replace that bolt on the lower side. the Dt 466 has a similar Hpop so it should cross over. some people have had good luck doing it and from what i understand its fairly cheap compared to the new pump. and in a related subject i found the blue prints or in this case blackprints to make the hpop line disconnect tool. so if you need the bule prints just pm me or something i cant figure out how the add a pic
Sweet! Shoot me a e-mail with it or PM and I will post it up... Getting really good and taking the fittings off the pump...


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