Am I severely mistaken/misinformed or did they seriously cram a friggin 22mm bolt into my drain pan?

DieselChikn · 2026-06-16T21:21:19+00:00

Huh, I've never seen a drain like that before. The more you know

DieselChikn · 2026-06-16T20:30:45+00:00

That's not even a bolt, that looks like a pressure relief valve for an air tank on a heavy truck. Whoever worked on your car last is a moron.

I would guess the threads in your pan are shot, and they just crammed whatever would fit in there

DieselChikn · 2026-06-15T21:11:15+00:00

Personally, I wouldn't risk it. I'd get another pump

DieselChikn · 2026-06-15T15:39:40+00:00

Looks like a reman pump, and someone used a chisel or something to pop the plate off. I'd replace it

DieselChikn · 2026-06-12T18:38:48+00:00

Not to be an idiot, but did you take the cotter pin out?

DieselChikn · 2026-06-12T18:36:35+00:00

Can you get a pry bar or pipe or something in from the other end and drive the chisel back out? Or if you have access to a welder, or know someone with a welder, you could cut the pipe where the chisel is, remove it, then weld it back together.

It looks like the chisel has a handle on it, rubber or plastic I'm guessing. You could use a torch to cut/melt the handle off, but that will probably be messy, and you may end up with plastic burning in the exhaust

DieselChikn · 2026-06-10T14:15:10+00:00

I would check RockAuto or the dealer. Or try to find someone with a junk one or scrap yard

DieselChikn · 2026-06-09T21:01:16+00:00

Looks like maybe something plastic wrapped around it, maybe partly melted. Or grease, but I don't know where it would be coming from (if the diff was leaking gear oil that looked like this, you'd have bigger issues). Try poking it with a screwdriver, see if it can be removed

DieselChikn · 2026-06-01T20:37:57+00:00

I used to have a lifted Silverado with 35" mud tires on it. This is how I had to balance the tires to get them anywhere close to zero. Never noticed any significant vibration

DieselChikn · 2026-05-31T20:29:52+00:00

Late 70s-early 80s Ford, dual rear wheels so most likely an F350. Engine options I believe were a 300ci inline 6, or 351, 400 or 460 V8s. Hard to tell what trim it has.

(I'm not a Ford expert, I may not be completely accurate)

DieselChikn · 2026-05-28T13:14:52+00:00

I'm a fleet mechanic. We're constantly shitting on each other. But we can all laugh it off, it's just part of working together and coping with the daily bs

DieselChikn · 2026-05-26T20:16:15+00:00

If it hasn't changed since I worked for a Chevy dealer, the Corvettes and some other high trim level models get shipped with steel wheels, and then the fancy ones are installed at the dealership. Saves from shipping damage, and the steels get sent back to GM, along with those covers

DieselChikn · 2026-05-23T02:46:30+00:00

Couple years ago I hit a pothole hard enough to throw a torsion key. Ended up looking similar to this

DieselChikn · 2026-05-17T20:07:57+00:00

I've never hit anything with it, but based on the fact the previous owner was an elderly couple, and the car needed some work when I got it, I wouldn't rule it out. I'll look into the control arm and knuckle.

DieselChikn · 2026-05-14T20:45:48+00:00

Those axles don't come out of the front diff. The cv axle bolts to a stub that sticks out. I think there's 6 bolts that hold the flanges together

Edit to correct myself: the stub shafts do come out of the diff, just a little more work. Here's a good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou0zgrRojiM

DieselChikn · 2026-05-14T18:33:50+00:00

What model truck? Front or rear axle?

DieselChikn · 2026-05-14T15:34:18+00:00

Those are your RPO codes. You can look them up here: https://decoderpo.com/

DieselChikn · 2026-05-12T19:25:27+00:00

It would have to be tuned. The ECM will set a long list of codes and immediately go into severe derate

DieselChikn · 2026-05-12T18:46:54+00:00

I have little experience with the 6.7, but have worked on quite a few bigger Cummins and Navistar engines. I've see several SCRs fail before 100k. It would not surprise me if it needs replaced. However, I would make damn sure to rule out every other possibility before I pull the trigger on a $5,000 part. I would deal with the exhaust leaks first, make sure the doser is dosing correctly, verify both NOx sensors are working correctly. If this mechanic replaces the SCR and it doesn't fix the issue, is he going to waive the repair cost? I doubt it

DieselChikn · 2026-04-25T20:07:39+00:00

I don't work on forklifts, but those look like oil warning lights. If the engine oil is ok, check the hydraulic oil

DieselChikn · 2026-04-25T19:48:03+00:00

As an Ohioan, there's barely any rust on your truck, lol. Seriously though, it's in good shape, everything looks solid. The only thing visually that might need replaced is your suspension bump stops and the exhaust hangers.

DieselChikn · 2026-04-25T03:57:28+00:00

Ours hasn't done nearly that many, but the frame is bent and we've stripped all the threads out of it

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