Where does the oil go?

[rottenronnie]

May the 48RE Gods be with you.

 

[Wifey]

That's will ALL the plugs out, a decent battery to turn it over at a proper speed and the throttle body wide open.

Sometimes I will get lazy and NOT hold the throttle wide open and it doesn't seem to make much difference, if any, but it can. For obvious reasons, DON'T hold the throttle open by jamming something inside the throttle body (like a pipe wrench).

Give it 4-5 "burps" and pay attention to the first one. If it goes high-ish right away that is a good thing. It is sort of a mini leak-down test. If it struggles to get up to the 150 range, make sure the compression tester is fully seated and try the test again.

Don't lose any sleep if the numbers are lower than above as you are looking for a tight spread (within 10%-15% of each other is quite good).

Reading will be a few psi higher at sea-level compared to higher elevations.

I've seen this done! You do Rock

 

[VIPR PWR]

Not oil cap, I replaced it last winter and it's not leaking. Zero oil on the oil cooler lines and front valence. Oil pan is tight. I was kinda hoping there would be a bunch of oil in my intake manifold but there was zero. Its so much oil I just don't get it. At least I've got lots of room to clean it all up to continue my search. My new hydraulic pump leaks everywhere making it more difficult. It's kinda why I decided to do an electric fan conversion, thinking that my old hydraulic fan isn't working well causing it to leak. I haven't searched for an oil level sensor mod, yet. I don't really care except never knowing when to put oil in, uhg.

Check those oil lines been a problem for years with these trucks ..

 

[rottenronnie]

I have used a similar product YEARS ago and it did work.

Here is a cut and paste from the internet:

We used the Tracer Products LeakFinder Kit, a product that won a POPULAR MECHANICS Editor's Choice Award at the 2000 Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week trade show. It's under $60 and includes a compact UV lamp with a flexible head, so it can be aimed into all sorts of underhood nooks and crannies. It also comes with a 10-ft. cord that has alligator clips to connect to the battery terminals, yellow glasses, and 1-ounce bottles of trace dyes for both oils and antifreeze/ coolant. You can buy individual bottles of any trace dye you use up.

 

[AMS3]

May the 48RE Gods be with you.

Picked the truck up Friday, WOW what a difference! It runs better than the day I bought the truck in 2019, totally solid shifting and grabbing now.

 

[rottenronnie]

Nice!!!