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How did you get to the solution?

jbadenoch wrote:How did you get to the solution?

Well, it was a combination of trial & error as well as the owners say. We were pretty sure that there was a leak in the high pressure system somewhere, it seemed a matter of finding it.

One thing it has helped us decide: Next time one of these comes in like this, we seal up the entire high pressure oil system at the same time. All the o rings, standpipes, dummy plugs, and quick coupler.

Thanks... sometimes it helps me to understand the thought process

Its almost impossible to find the internal leaks on these things. Fairly easy to tell it is leaking off but were is a whole nother ball game.

brianp87 wrote:Its almost impossible to find the internal leaks on these things. Fairly easy to tell it is leaking off but were is a whole nother ball game.

Thats kinda why I say from now on, when a powerstroke comes in an has a high pressure oil leak, we will seal up the entire system.

got ya they are a can of worms

brianp87 wrote:got ya they are a can of worms

It may be they are a can of worms but we enjoy working on them. They do make us a lot of income for us. So bring em on boys, we like it this way.

So, the next time one rolls up in the driveway with a leak, how many hours should we be quoting for a complete re-seal?

Well, Mitchell1 says 9 hrs to get to the oil pump, and 6 hr for injector sealing. That brings the total to about 15 hrs. There is a slight duplication of labor for each one individually but I would probably be looking at 14 hrs or so.

I am wondering what other shops would do for this.

I used both operations like you did, and as long as there were no hassles ( huge brush guards or a ton of add on stuff to remove) I deduct 1.5 for overlap
May sound extreme, but no one else around here will work on these things, and we really try not to rush the job .

What would be nice is if Ford would sell a kit that will reseal the entire system, what pain trying to order every individual o-ring. Last order I made had a lot of duplication in the sets. I get nervous when my tech shows me leftover parts....

I have to agree with your comments about duplicate parts in sealing these engines. And yes, it would be nice if Ford would simply have a reseal kit for the entire system but that would probably be too simple. But it sure would make our job ordering parts easier, at least I tend to think so.

You may also want to read my findings on the other thread "6.0 HPOP Issues" regarding oil and fuel filters.