Atomic-4 Oil Leak

[Dave]

I have developed an oil leak in my Atomic 4. Leak is on the port side....at first I thought it was the plug on that side....I took the plug out, put gasket seal on the threads and then replaced it.....Leak still seams to be there.....any ideas what else it could be.....It is not the transmission, but seems to be coming from about mid way back on the engine. The engine is a Cat 27, so there is little room to view anything. Thanks for the help...

 

[Dave]

Problem Solved

For those viewing this entry I have solved the problem.....It turned out that the oil was leaking at a fitting on the fuel pump oil pressure switch. Somehow the oil was dripping down and then blowing back to about mid-engine. The oil was then oozing onto the engine stringer....I was able to determine the location and track it back to the leak using a series of absorbent pads placed at various locations.....What a head scratcher.....Beats having to replace the oil pan gaskets....Keep the faith.....