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Another oil leak

05-24-2005, 11:02 PM

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Another oil leak

I have been chasing different oil leaks for the last 200k miles. With the help of TDR archives and other input I have found and fixed them all. This one I can't find. There is oil dripping from the bottom of the injector pump. The area around the oil line from the engine is dry. The front of the engine is dry as is the vacuum pump to pwr steer pump connection. The only wet area I can find is the inside studs that hold the pump to the case. The nuts are tight. Is there some other source than the injector pump gasket itself? I've tried putting dye in the oil and all the other tricks but can't find anything when it is idling. However, when on the road and towing it loses almost a quart of oil every 2000 miles, very messy when one drives 3 to 4 k a week.

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