oil from breather hose

[NLeach]

I got just a few small drops on the bell housing directly behind the crankcase breather hose. Probably not enough for concern,but why if any would be the reasons for this?Just looking for info.

 

[Signal73]

how many miles on the truck? on top of the valve cover (under the plastic vanity one) there is a filter/oil seperator with a fleetguard # on it. Wonder if this gets full and starts to overflow out the vent. Ive only seen one briefly during a injector change so dont know exactly how it works.

 

[JEstes]

A little oil dripping from the breather hose is normal. They usually do it right after an oil change, and then they will drip a little after that. Some guys deal with it, other guys make a fitting (toilet paper) to catch the oil. Just monitor your oil level, and don't worry about it.

 

[NLeach]

3700 miles and my oil level has been steady since the oil change at 2k so I am not loosing or gaining anything on the dipstick.

 

[Hercules130]

I wish someone would repost the part numbers for the catch all bottle. My front diff is a mess. I think my front pinion seal is leaking but no way to be sure since the hose leaks all over it.

 

[RankRam]

Hercules130,



My 06 was doing the same thing, I attached a hose to the end of the breather tube. This confirmed that my pinion seal was indeed leaking.



The hose that I installed was around ten inches, then when I replaced the seal, I cut the hose to five inches.



I have extended the breather hoses on all of my CTD's, it sure makes for a cleaner truck this way.



HTH