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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Update Ok guys, so I've been keeping an eye on things with the current pedestal installed... the seeping I was seeing has progressed ever so slightly. I've driven the truck a total of around 225 miles between yesterday and today, with the bulk of the driving being a 150 mile trip yesterday at...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Ok thank you! That's odd considering they came as a kit with the pedestal. You'd think if the O rings were the wrong size they would be that way in all their kits, and they would be getting more complaints... But I will certainly keep an eye on it!! Thanks!
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    Is this turbo pedestal safe to use?

    Hey John, sorry I just saw this. But yeah my replacement pedestal from them had issues as well. The bolt holes from pedestal to turbo were fine, but the ones from turbo to engine were so off center the bolts wouldn't even thread in. I had to drill out the holes more to get the bolts to line up...
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    ATF fluid in power steering

    Ok thanks!!
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    ATF fluid in power steering

    Hey guys, I have been using atf in my power steering system for the last few years with no issues. I just had to replace one section of hose, and lost most of the fluid in my resevoir. I refilled it with fresh fluid and had just enough to reach the cold full line on the dipstick. I ran out of...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    So I replaced it with a KC Turbo brand pedestal from Jelibuilt Performance. Upon pulling the ffd pedestal I inspected the brown O rings between the engine and pedestal very closely. There was no disfigurement or damage, and no indication as to why they were leaking. I received a set of black O...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Ok, thanks.
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Because it's that much more of a pain in the ass to get the driver side rear pedestal bolt out with the actuator housing in the way, if I ever needed to do this job again. What's your reasoning for not using rtv or some other gasket maker?
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Ok guys, I just said "**** it" and pulled the turbo today again. The O rings between the pedestal and engine were in perfect shape and still in place. I separated the pedestal from the turbo and sat it on a slab of granite to check for flatness. There is the SMALLEST bit of wobble, it's...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    That's exactly what I did. I called them monday, they had the replacement pedestal to me wednesday. Everything looked good with it so I spent thursday and friday putting it in. I had it in friday night. Tested it first thing saturday morning. And now I have the oil leak.
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    I got it from Full Force Diesel. This is the 2nd pedestal I got from them. I had to send the first one back last week because it was defective... The holes that the pedestal to turbo bolts pass through were WAY too close to one side of the pedestal.
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Like this, but they used electrical tape instead of a rubber band. I found the rubber band worked better and was easier to take off.
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    With the pedestal attached to the turbo, when you go to put it back in the truck, you have to put the 2 rear pedestal bolts into the holes in the pedestal before putting the pedestal and turbo in the truck. If you don't there's not enough clearance to get one of the bolts into the pedestal...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    It is possible that I may have overtightened the 2 bolts and 2 nuts that go to the square up pipe flange. Could that be pulling the turbo and pedestal up and away from the engine block, creating a gap?
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Yes. And I was VERY careful to make sure they stayed in place during installation.
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Yup. They didn't line up where the bolts would just drop right into the threads. That's why I drilled the holes out to a larger diameter. The passenger rear bolt still caught a little but I was able to get it into the threads and get all 4 tightened down. I got the front 2 bolts to 18ft lbs, and...
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    Turbo pedestal oil leak after replacing O rings

    Hi guys...I just spent the last 2 weeks replacing my turbo pedestal with an ebpv ******d pedestal. I replaced the O rings between the pedestal and turbo, and the o rings between the pedestal and engine. I just got everything put back together and checked for oil and exhaust leaks. Everything is...
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    Is this turbo pedestal safe to use?

    I got it as a kit (included the non ebpv tube that connects turbo to downpipe) from full force diesel. I left a voicemail yesterday and emailed them too but they're out of the office for the weekend. I just hope I can get a replacement to me this week, because I have GOT to get this truck back...
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    Is this turbo pedestal safe to use?

    All good. Better safe than sorry!!
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    Torque values for 96 7.3 turbo/pedestal/exhaust flange

    I just looked at the one from Jegs and HOLY **** I need one of these in my life

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