Oil leak i cant find

[natespowerstroke]

I have a 96 powerstroke and their is a puddle of oil on the top of the motor any ideas where i should start lookin im not sure what could be leaking.

[harley1rocker]

have no fear!!!! the thief is here!!!!

start by looking at your hpop lines,how many miles??? if there is alot,rebuild your hpop,what i mean by that is,replace o-rings,there is a gasket(metal) behind hpop,check it....also,inspect around your turbo,there is o-rings there as well...

start by getting some simple green,spray on and gently spray off.go from there

[natespowerstroke]

im gonna look tomorow it has 325000 on it so im not worried it doesnt leak to bad i thought the rear main was leakin but it looks like its just running down the back of the block

[harley1rocker]

thats exactly what its doing,there is a drain hole at the back of the valley to let fluids out....bit of advice,drain the oil resivoir before you crack her off there,if you need in depth help,pm me,i will try to walk you through it...

[95dieselsmoke]

This is most likely your problem.99-03 7.3 oil leak diagnosis

[natespowerstroke]

im gonna look tomorrow so hopefully i find it. Thanks guys ill check that stuff in the mornin.

[harley1rocker]

ahh!!! perfect illistration of the above said!!!!!! the turbo pedistal o-rings,hpop o-rings and check were the hpop hooks to the resivoir,i have seen a many a truck leak from that location

[natespowerstroke]

thanks for the info i might just go get the orings for it all and just replace them cause idk when it was done last. your help is very much appreciated