chazking
Well Known Member
Recently, I had a serious oil leak and the troubleshooting took some time. I changed all the oil hoses and replaced the ADC (Oberg) oil filter without resolving the leak.
It turns-out the oil attachment (on the accessory pack) has two 816 fittings. One of the fittings was safety wired to the vernatherm. That fitting, under pressure was shooting a steady stream of oil against the firewall. You get the idea (a mess!). Replacing both 816's and using thread sealer, the leak has been repaired.
I suspect the 816 with the safety wire had it's thread worn-away (thread sealer cleared?) and that was the source of the leak. Experts have told me that's not possible. Who knows!?
It's an area of concern during the annual. Also, the 816 used as the safety wire anchor was not an Aeroquip-type, so it's possible the aluminum threads were "sub" standard.
In this forum most RV drivers don't use ADC remote oil filter. But, if you do!
Ch
It turns-out the oil attachment (on the accessory pack) has two 816 fittings. One of the fittings was safety wired to the vernatherm. That fitting, under pressure was shooting a steady stream of oil against the firewall. You get the idea (a mess!). Replacing both 816's and using thread sealer, the leak has been repaired.
I suspect the 816 with the safety wire had it's thread worn-away (thread sealer cleared?) and that was the source of the leak. Experts have told me that's not possible. Who knows!?
It's an area of concern during the annual. Also, the 816 used as the safety wire anchor was not an Aeroquip-type, so it's possible the aluminum threads were "sub" standard.
In this forum most RV drivers don't use ADC remote oil filter. But, if you do!
Ch
