F-250 fuel leak

[denoginnizer]

I have been smelling diesal fuel while driving my truck but I just thought I had spilled some on my jacket. Tonight, I noticed a small puddle of diesal in the carport under the engine. Any ideas on what the problem is ?

 

[Crowderfarms]

I have been smelling diesal fuel while driving my truck but I just thought I had spilled some on my jacket. Tonight, I noticed a small puddle of diesal in the carport under the engine. Any ideas on what the problem is ?

What make is it?

 

[denoginnizer]

Ford f-250 ,super duty ,2002 ,6.3

 

[Crowderfarms]

Ford f-250 ,super duty ,2002 ,6.3

Sorry, should have read that before.

 

[cfpinz]

If it's an '02, it's a 7.3. Check the valley pan between the heads, most leaks are in this area, fill up the pan, and overflow coming off the back of the motor and down the side of the bellhousing. The most common leak is the fuel pump, located behind the filter housing and in front of the turbo, deep in the pan, not cheap, not easy to get to. Another common leak is the fuel filter vacuum sensor, on the side of the filter assembly, mine started leaking and I just jerked it off and plugged it with an 1/8" pipe plug, who needs it? Other than those two, check the filter and all the lines in that valley pan, a good place to start.

cfpinz

 

[kjones]

Ive got a 2000 and had a leak at the fuel filter housing. Just the o-ring was all. It was fixed with a filter change. Real simple to do.

 

[denoginnizer]

Ive got a 2000 and had a leak at the fuel filter housing. Just the o-ring was all. It was fixed with a filter change. Real simple to do.

Mine was a cracked fuel filter.

 

[kjones]

Was it the housing or just the filter element?

 

[Susie David]

Ours is a bit older but replaced the fuel return boots on the injectors...the whole kit cost less than forty bucks. Had trouble starting along with the leak.
DMc