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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 04:40 PM
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new rotella low ash oil????

I just added 1 quart of the new low ash formula oil today, now leaking profusely from driverside below injector pump, 4 miles total drive time. Anyone encounter this problem yet, and will a fresh oil change back to the old formula fix this problem? 307k miles still running strong.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 09:07 PM
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Might be just a coincidence. Might check and see if the plug fell out of the timing case housing where you set the timing gear for the injection pump. Just a thought.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 11:26 PM
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CJ-4 is not going to cause massive leaks in 4 miles.

Why were you a quart low?
Check your oil pressure sending unit. They can puke a lot of oil.
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Old Dec 30, 2006 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Fueling around
CJ-4 is not going to cause massive leaks in 4 miles.

Why were you a quart low?
Check your oil pressure sending unit. They can puke a lot of oil.
Agree, nothing liquid added could cause a leak like that in 4 miles.
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 11:06 AM
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Maybe a vacuum pump seal.
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Old Dec 31, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Kdp?

Have you fixed the kdp yet. If not look at the gear case under the injecttor pump and check for cracks in the case.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 11:48 AM
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What is KDP???
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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What is KDP???
Killer Dowel Pin. A nasty little piece of steel that may wiggle out of the front case and drop into the gears.
Damage ranges from nothing to breaking the timing case to snapping a cam shaft.
When it breaks the gear case the first sign is lots of oil washing down the front of the engine and sometimes the driver side under the injection pump.
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Old Jan 1, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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go get yourself some brake kleen and get in there and check for cracks............ sounds like you my friend just got hit by the KDP
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