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anyone in need of a 7 ton bumper/frame lift? need it moved out of my shop asap, been used by the shop for a few years. just picked up a new 10 ton, so we need this one out.

well i powerwashed the hell out of it, and it seems to have stopped leaking. its seeping slight amounts of oil now from between the addapter plate and the trans. i'm gunna wait and see how it is, it needs to get new steps in it anyway so if it is the rear plate leakin than so be it, and off it goes to the dealer. its got decent base oil pressure, around 30 psi i think. sounded a bit low, but i'm not sure. when you rev it it goes up to 50 (but idk how reliable the dash is)

checked it with the light. there's dye on the bellhousing adapter, flywheel starter, but no real dye on the torque converter.

alright so i pulled the inspection cover..and oil poured out of it. almost a full quart of oil. i was kidding about the whole oil in the face thing..but yeah. flywheel is soaked, torque converter isnt though. starter is wet, and the front of the bellhousing from what i can see with the mirror is wet. its looking more and more like a rear main, but idk. i'm gunna see if i can see any dye once i get the oil off my head.

lol thats what i meant. i personally have a trans jack too, but i'm not bringin it here. i was lookin more, and the trans is pretty much soaked, but the back of the engine is dry. mayb it is the rear seal? i'm gunna pop the inspection plate off again and see if i get hit in the face with a gallon of oil or something interesting like that. if it is, guess i'm callin the tow company to come get it.

yeah, we did have a few leakson it. i'll check this morning to see if there's any openings up there. i just have no idea how its ending up in the valley as well. no areas wet except the rear most valley dip, and the up pipe's wet. i pulled the downpipe yesterday, no oil leaks on that head at all. not even wet. if it is in fact a rear main seal, than off to the shop it goes. dont have the tools to pull the trans here. gunna do a little more inspection on it. too stubborn to let it get out of here i guess. thanks again

changed the oil, putnew dye in it and drove it around. there's no dye up on top of the engine, i pulled the downpipe and the bac of the head is not wet. bottom of the bellhousing is wet with dye and dripping. turbo's not wet, butterfly valve area is not wet. no dye is showing up on top fo the motor, and i took it for a good half hour test drive after keith looked at it this morning and was as puzzled as i was. i dont want to throw a 1500 turbo at it, and i'm gettin more confused as the day goes on. any ideas would be great. i removed the convoluted tubing from the hp lines, removed the oil plus and put new o rings on them, cleaned the engine and down pipes, and still got oil burning.

changed the oil, putnew dye in it and drove it around. there's no dye up on top of the engine, i pulled the downpipe and the bac of the head is not wet. bottom of the bellhousing is wet with dye and dripping. turbo's not wet, butterfly valve area is not wet. no dye is showing up on top fo the motor, and i took it for a good half hour test drive after keith looked at it this morning and was as puzzled as i was. i dont want to throw a 1500 turbo at it, and i'm gettin more confused as the day goes on. any ideas would be great. i removed the convoluted tubing from the hp lines, removed the oil plus and put new o rings on them, cleaned the engine and down pipes, and still got oil burning.

well i changed the oil, added new dye to it and even went out and had the shop buy the brigthest UV light i could find. still cant see where its comin from. keith, let me know when a good time to stop bye would be.

i didnt even think about changing the oil to allow for the most dye to be seen.. thanks jim. i had off today but i'm gunna do that 2morow morning.

thats what i'm starting to think, is that it possibly could be fuel. but the fluid is dark black, and the smell when its hittin the turbo and pipes is pure oil. uses steel lines with a rubber isolater section between the fuel pump and the back of the head. i'm gunna try that shop vac idea too. i think the weekend will give me plenty of time to relax so i stop getting pissed at it.

well i put rtv on the gasket and i guess caused it to not seal. but now, there's oil spray from the rear of the passenger head. the oil plug at the back of the head is not wet at all, the bottom of the pedistal is wet but with a mirror i can not see anything spraying. its hitting the passenger side up pipe on the exhaust casuing lots of smoke. i'm really at a loss. do not see any signs of oil dye, only oil in the valley is now in the back section right next to the drain hole.any ideas on it? i'm stumped and pissed, so i need help.

lol thanks bruce. the bottom of the hpop is wet so i'm guessing its coming from there...again..

alright here's my next problem. international bus with dt444e 7.3 whichever you feel like callin it. its an 02. driver was going down the road, all of a sudden it starts pouring smoke out of the engine bay and smelling of oil. my initial repair was a new turbo pedistal (the solenoid was soaking wet, and was the highest point wet) put it all back together, still leaking oil. did some more checking, found out the HPOP was pissing oil out of the box plug on the driver's side of the pump. was told by IH that i could not reseal it, so i got a new pump and reinstalled it. now, when we take it for a test drive, it'll be fine for 5 minutes, but will start pouring smoke again. with the hood open and idling, no signs of a leak. just puddles in the V. i put dye in it, but do not see any signs of the dye as i dont think i drove it long enough. if you leave it just idling, it will not burn the oil but it will still leak enough to drip down the back of the engine bay. i pulled the turbo yet again to see if it was leaking from the o ring, but nothing is abnormally wet (top of pedistal where its machineed for the orings was wet, thats it). i was thinking it was the oil plugs in the back of the head, but can not get to them with a mirror/hand to see if they're soaking wet. any ideas? the oil lines are not leaking, the plugs in the head that are easily visible are not leaking. i'm runnin out of ideas, and would definately like some help. thanks

alright here's my next problem. international bus with dt444e, its an 02. driver was going down the road, all of a sudden it starts pouring smoke out of the engine bay and smelling of oil. my initial repair was a new turbo pedistal (the solenoid was soaking wet, and was the highest point wet) put it all back together, still leaking oil. did some more checking, found out the HPOP was pissing oil out of the box plug on the driver's side of the pump. was told by IH that i could not reseal it, so i got a new pump and reinstalled it. now, when we take it for a test drive, it'll be fine for 5 minutes, but will start pouring smoke again. with the hood open and idling, no signs of a leak. just puddles in the V. i put dye in it, but do not see any signs of the dye as i dont think i drove it long enough. if you leave it just idling, it will not burn the oil but it will still leak enough to drip down the back of the engine bay. i pulled the turbo yet again to see if it was leaking from the o ring, but nothing is abnormally wet (top of pedistal where its machineed for the orings was wet, thats it). i was thinking it was the oil plugs in the back of the head, but can not get to them with a mirror/hand to see if they're soaking wet. any ideas? the oil lines are not leaking, the plugs in the head that are easily visible are not leaking. i'm runnin out of ideas, and would definately like some help. thanks

thanks bruce. i went to that site and fixed the codes, and fixed 2 oil leaks. now i cant figure out where this last one is. replaced the pedistal because the little oil solenoid in the pedistal was pissin oil out, and it was also pissin oil out of the box plug on the injection pump. truck has tons of power now with the new pump, but is getting oil under the turbo somehow. only thing i can think of is the o rings are leaking, but they're brand new and its a hell of a lot easier to drop these turbo's on than in the pickups.

hey guys, wondering if you could tell me what codes these are. got a misfiring 02 dt444e in a international bus chasis. thanks 325, 123, 323, 256. Thanks again.

I went from a dealer to head tech in a fleet shop. It's nice not havin to worry about flagging hours and warranty crap. If its warranty, i get to send it out choice really comes down to what they're payin u, benie's, etc and if the consistent paycheck will be able to support your family. good luck

yeah MD bus chasis. we have blue bird, gmc's, internationals, wolfington bodies with internationals and mercedes, bunch of CAT engines. than smaller buses with 6.0's and 6.5's in them.

Hey guys, i'm wondering if you can elighten me. I'm looking for a site or program similar to alldata or mitchell ondemand but for medium - heavy duty trucks. specifically buses. I always hated getting asked questions by the SW or parts guys who were asking on behalf of other shops..and now i have no choice but to do the same. so i wanna put a stop to that and get some books for here (harder than you think actually..) so if there's a centralized site like AllData or MOD that'd be awesome. idc about price, it'd pay for itself in no time. Thanks in advance for the help. chris

lol sorry.fuel filter housing. and i'll check on the button

red and yellow engine lighs didnt blink at all. and its not steeringwheel mounted cruise switches, just on the dash. i got it running again by unscrewing the piece on the bottom and putting it back in. i'll check again.

alright, so i got it to give me codes. they werent flash codes though, they displayed on the i/c where mileage is. codes are as follows ( i cant find explanation anywhere) 15:0 625_14P 25:2 612_14P 150:1 2023_14P 107:5 2023_14P thanks again

icbus.com apparently they've had it for a while, i dont know. just started here. place needs some technological updating, but whats nice is they're willing to do it, all with time obviously.

thanks a lot man, especially for the blink codes! our international site that they gave us only goes up to 2000. i'm gunna print this out and work on it tommorrow. my email's sypher00@optonline.net. thanks again!