Oil Leaks On Top of Cat 3208

[bberic35]

I developed some lube oil leaks on the way home from Albuquerque and am chasing
them down. I found small pools of oil in the intake manifold area and figured
the hose supplying the compressor with engine oil was the source. I've replaced
the hose with a new one, cleaned up the top of the engine. After running the
engine, I found more oil accumulation. Suspicious that I may have an engine
lube leak at the base of turbo. Maybe a bad gasket. Anybody had this problem
on a 3208? Ideas for fix? This is definitely engine oil and not diesel fuel.

Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

[wbostow]

Unless it was changed from earlier days, you probably have a hand diesel pump.
In an emergency, you unscrew a knob and then pull out and pump, a bit like a
legacy Coleman white-gas camp stove. When you open the engine
compartment from the inside, this will be on top and only be about 12 inches
from the latch near your knee.

I know you said it is not fuel, but diesel will work up any accumulated dietrus.
I know a guy who thought he had a transmission leak because he saw red.

A trick I have for that would be to wrap the pump in white guaze or even just
cloth strips, then check for dampness and diesel odor. --WB


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bberic35" wrote:
>
> I developed some lube oil leaks on the way home from Albuquerque and am
chasing them down. I found small pools of oil in the intake manifold area and
figured the hose supplying the compressor with engine oil was the source. I've
replaced the hose with a new one, cleaned up the top of the engine. After
running the engine, I found more oil accumulation. Suspicious that I may have
an engine lube leak at the base of turbo. Maybe a bad gasket. Anybody had this
problem on a 3208? Ideas for fix? This is definitely engine oil and not diesel
fuel.
>
> Regards, Eric
> 84FC35SBWL2
>

[bberic35]

Thanks WB,
The fuel hand pump was replaced a year ago and it is clean, clean, clean. My
first suspicion was diesel, but after I cleaned the top of the engine off and
then saw new pools of black lube oil and no diesel smell, I'm certain we're
dealing with lube oil here.
Regards, Eric
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wbostow" wrote:
>
>
> Unless it was changed from earlier days, you probably have a hand diesel pump.
In an emergency, you unscrew a knob and then pull out and pump, a bit like a
legacy Coleman white-gas camp stove. When you open the engine
> compartment from the inside, this will be on top and only be about 12 inches
from the latch near your knee.
>
> I know you said it is not fuel, but diesel will work up any accumulated
dietrus. I know a guy who thought he had a transmission leak because he saw red.
>
> A trick I have for that would be to wrap the pump in white guaze or even just
cloth strips, then check for dampness and diesel odor. --WB
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bberic35" wrote:
> >
> > I developed some lube oil leaks on the way home from Albuquerque and am
chasing them down. I found small pools of oil in the intake manifold area and
figured the hose supplying the compressor with engine oil was the source. I've
replaced the hose with a new one, cleaned up the top of the engine. After
running the engine, I found more oil accumulation. Suspicious that I may have
an engine lube leak at the base of turbo. Maybe a bad gasket. Anybody had this
problem on a 3208? Ideas for fix? This is definitely engine oil and not diesel
fuel.
> >
> > Regards, Eric
> > 84FC35SBWL2
> >
>

[wbostow]

I chased an oil leak in an old Cordoba for quite some time, then found it
unexpectedly. It was the ac leaking oil from the bottom of the compressor. Of
course, I had seen it covered with black soot, but had always assumed that was
coming from the leaky valve covers.

I also had experience with oil moving in the oddest ways and had to get away
from my presumption that oil in one place meant a leak above or in front of
where I found drips or puddles.

Good luck with it, but if you can't locate it, just make sure to keep all your
fluids topped off (especially brake fluid) and don't let a leak intimidate you.


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bberic35" wrote:
>
> Thanks WB,
> The fuel hand pump was replaced a year ago and it is clean, clean, clean. My
first suspicion was diesel, but after I cleaned the top of the engine off and
then saw new pools of black lube oil and no diesel smell, I'm certain we're
dealing with lube oil here.
> Regards, Eric
> 84FC35SBWL2
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wbostow" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Unless it was changed from earlier days, you probably have a hand diesel
pump. In an emergency, you unscrew a knob and then pull out and pump, a bit like
a legacy Coleman white-gas camp stove. When you open the engine
> > compartment from the inside, this will be on top and only be about 12 inches
from the latch near your knee.
> >
> > I know you said it is not fuel, but diesel will work up any accumulated
dietrus. I know a guy who thought he had a transmission leak because he saw red.
> >
> > A trick I have for that would be to wrap the pump in white guaze or even
just cloth strips, then check for dampness and diesel odor. --WB
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bberic35" wrote:
> > >
> > > I developed some lube oil leaks on the way home from Albuquerque and am
chasing them down. I found small pools of oil in the intake manifold area and
figured the hose supplying the compressor with engine oil was the source. I've
replaced the hose with a new one, cleaned up the top of the engine. After
running the engine, I found more oil accumulation. Suspicious that I may have
an engine lube leak at the base of turbo. Maybe a bad gasket. Anybody had this
problem on a 3208? Ideas for fix? This is definitely engine oil and not diesel
fuel.
> > >
> > > Regards, Eric
> > > 84FC35SBWL2
> > >
> >
>