Flyinb44
Registered User
Hello All,
New to the forum and IDI ownership as of late June. Drove my 91 F250 XLT Lariat cross country from Klamath Falls Oregon to Upstate NY. It was a great trip until we drove around Chicago and I felt like I was an extra on The Dukes of Hazzard. The morning after, I woke up to a basketball sized puddle of oil under the transfer case. The rock guard was on backwards when I picked it up so it collected the oil that was leaked from the engine. Since then, I've had a steady oil leak down the Oil Filter housing along with a few others that have developed and or gotten worse. I replaced the PCV valve behind the air cleaner without any change. The very minor (one lower bolt) leak on the passenger side valve cover has spread to all lower bolts. The oil pressure gauge is reading between N and O on Normal. I'm not taking this as a real reading and an oil pressure gauge is on order for a real reading. I dropped the oil filter and everything appears to be clean and in good working order. I sprayed some penetrating oil into the Oil Pressure Regulator assembly and stuck a pick in the hole of the sleeve and it moved with slight pressure. Nothing seemed seized. The gasket on the oil filter isn't deformed, just leaks. I also tried tightening up the filter more than it should need before removing it and it still leaked. I replaced it with a new filter and prepped the gasket with grease along with prepping the mating surface on the oil filter manifold with the same result. Obviously I have some minor oil leaks to chase down on the top side of the motor but the oil filter bothers me. I've read through the threads here and there is mention of the Oil Pressure Regulator, which is why I spun it while the oil filter was removed. The oil cooler assembly itself is dry along with all the attachment bolts. I welcome any and all suggestions. I'm fine with dropping the oil cooler but not sure what it will gain me at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.
New to the forum and IDI ownership as of late June. Drove my 91 F250 XLT Lariat cross country from Klamath Falls Oregon to Upstate NY. It was a great trip until we drove around Chicago and I felt like I was an extra on The Dukes of Hazzard. The morning after, I woke up to a basketball sized puddle of oil under the transfer case. The rock guard was on backwards when I picked it up so it collected the oil that was leaked from the engine. Since then, I've had a steady oil leak down the Oil Filter housing along with a few others that have developed and or gotten worse. I replaced the PCV valve behind the air cleaner without any change. The very minor (one lower bolt) leak on the passenger side valve cover has spread to all lower bolts. The oil pressure gauge is reading between N and O on Normal. I'm not taking this as a real reading and an oil pressure gauge is on order for a real reading. I dropped the oil filter and everything appears to be clean and in good working order. I sprayed some penetrating oil into the Oil Pressure Regulator assembly and stuck a pick in the hole of the sleeve and it moved with slight pressure. Nothing seemed seized. The gasket on the oil filter isn't deformed, just leaks. I also tried tightening up the filter more than it should need before removing it and it still leaked. I replaced it with a new filter and prepped the gasket with grease along with prepping the mating surface on the oil filter manifold with the same result. Obviously I have some minor oil leaks to chase down on the top side of the motor but the oil filter bothers me. I've read through the threads here and there is mention of the Oil Pressure Regulator, which is why I spun it while the oil filter was removed. The oil cooler assembly itself is dry along with all the attachment bolts. I welcome any and all suggestions. I'm fine with dropping the oil cooler but not sure what it will gain me at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.