03 Fuel leak

[IPULLRV]

have small(drips)fuel leak rear engine. Looks like comeing from around the last injector?dealer can't find. Will go back on Monday. ANY body else?

 

[rbattelle]

I believe a couple others have experienced this leak. I think the fitting was a bit loose.

 

[BDickinson]

Well i'm going tell you what happened to mine on the dyno. I was at diesel extravaganza and put mine on the dyno and just as they started to put the torque on the return line on the back of the motor came lose and dumped about 5 gallons of fuel in 20 sec right on top of my already not so new clutch. After several tries to get it back together i finally had to call a friend to come and haul my truck home. The truck was in the dealer 3 days before it just did not have any power their response was (runs as good as any other truck here ) So don't let the dealer give you the run around and get it in as soon as possible

 

[IPULLRV]

rbattelle

Do you know what was fitting loose

 

[BDickinson]

There is a banjo on the back of the head almost in the center it is a fuel return line. The pressure does not get raised on the return side if you have a box on your truck. Here's another tip try not to tighten it your self the dealer that fixed mine was trying to prove that i had done something inturnally to the motor.

 

[Lou M.]

Rick... . I never had a drip before my rear injector fitting came loose and dumped a few gallons of fuel in my garage. I took it into the dealer and the tech just tightened the rear #6 injector and I was off. It hasn't happened again, but I know of a couple of other guys with 03's with the same problem. I would check it every now and then to make sure it stays tight. The tech told me that he has fixed a few 03's that this has happened to. He said the factory sometimes doesn't tighten properly. Godd luck!



Lou

 

[BDickinson]

Lou I was checking out your pictures of your truckand seen the 5in exhaust are running a straight pipe? What did it do to your low end.

 

[Lou M.]

B Dickinson... I PM'd you about the exhaust.