Oil Leaks On Top of Cat 3208

[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:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "bberic35" wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > Regards, Eric
> > 84FC35SBWL2
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