HELP!!Oil Spewing Out Rear End of Left Head

[ward cleaver]

I pulled into my kids music lesson yesterday to find oil flowing out from under my trucks engine near the oil filter,or so I thought. When I inspected it using a mirror at home it's coming from a 2" plug with a square hole in it on the firewall end of my left head. Anybody know what this plug is? and how I can fix it?

 

[CHPMustang]

Those (should) be the High Pressure Oil end rail plugs.I've had a slight seepage from the drivers side plug on our 7.3L and from what I was told at Ford there is an updated plug with a better O-ring that seal much better.

You could try and put the 1/2" drive on it to see if it'll tighten down some,it's a tough to work area but was able to get about a 1/8-1/4 turn on em which helped.

 

[tubzz]

yep you have a o-ring leaking.you can try to tighten it up but you will need to get a new one.it is tight on the back of the head against the fire wall.good luck

 

[JOAT]

High Pressure Oil rail end plugs Large plugs at each end of heads; incl. o-rings
(International) 1827535C94 (new style, blue o-ring)


I don't have the part number from Ford. If you get it there please post the PN and I'll pop it in the parts list.

 

[Patrick Feeley]

The Ford number is the same as the International (or at least it used to be). Cheers!

 

[rickh]

Oil rail end plug.
I was a ble to find direct replacement orings. They require a backup washer along with oring. The orings have been upgraded but you have to buy an entire plug to get the orings, I could not find them seperate at Ford or IH. Found the repalcement orings at an oring shop.
There is no tigtening to it. Once the plug/oring seats thats it.
Rick H...

 

[ward cleaver]

Thanks guys, this had me more than a little worried.
Hi ho, Hi ho, it's off to ford I go...
On second thought, which do ya think is better, Ford or IH?

 

[tubzz]

the big plugs on the end of the heads ford # 4C3Z-6026-CA

 

[JOAT]

On second thought, which do ya think is better, Ford or IH?

Same part. IH is usually a lot cheaper tho.

 

[ward cleaver]

When I gave this part# (Ford # 4C3Z-6026-CA ) to the counter guy at ford it belonged to the plug on the HPOP reservoir. I had to show him on the picture of the head on his computer screen. (another # I didn't get). when he looked that part # up the computer gave us the above number as a replacement for the old part.
Sooo, the receipt says I bought part#4C3Z-6026-CA!
ANYHOW, I got the new improved blue o-rings, (got 2) and I had to buy the plugs too. $7.39 ea. (plug+O-ring). __________________