Oil Leaks On Top of Cat 3208

[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
> > >
> >
>