Help discovered today the oil pressure went down and when I checked the oil itt smells like diesel. Any have any suggestions? I tried searching but the site kept giving me a fatal error code.

 

If you're running the stock/OEM diaphragm type fuel lift-pump, there's a good chance the diaphragm has ruptured, pumping fuel into the crank-case. Time to replace it if not upgrade to a piston type lift-pump.

 

Do you have a stock lift pump?

 

Check the lift pump and also the front seal on the ve pump. Pull the oil filler tube and have someone pump the fuel pump like you are priming it and you will see drips if its leaking. *thank wannadiesel for that tip*

 

stock lift pump will check and advise as to the outcome. Thanks guys. I love this website!!!!!

 

Well replaced the stock lift pump and no help. Looks like the VE is leaking. Guess Im gonna replace it with a p-pump.

 

All I can think of with the VE is the front seal, and that is usually fine if it's under 15psi or so of feed pressure. The stock lift pump definately can't supply that.

Still dumping diesel in the oil??

 

Damon,

Oh yeah leaking like a nobody's business!!!!!!!!!

 

mine did that on the way to TX we pulled the pump in a parking lot of a fuel injection shop & they put a seal in it back on the road in 21/2 hours

 

I've heard of them just giving up, not from to much pressure. Don't forget it is still a seal, they do go bad just for the sake of going bad not from abuse. Good luck with the pee pump if that is really what you are going to do, I think that a 2$ish seal is a bit cheaper than ?$ to do a pee pump, but that is just me.

 

i call em' flee pumps.

i flee everytime i see a 1st gen with one.....

 

I would love to just do the seal but pump shop around here wont do it unless you rebuild the whole pump for 1300 to 1500. P-pump is from a friend and a lot cheaper than that. Do you guys have a seal number and is it something that I could replace?

 

comes in the Bosch DGK-121 kit which gives you everything to completely reseal the pump

 

that shaft seal is like $12....... just replace it and be on your way.

 

How would you replace that front seal without tearing it all the way down?

Since I'm doing a reseal on my VE pump, I'm wondering if I can bypass tearing the entire pump down, if I can cheat and just replace the front seal.