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Oil leaking out of air cleaner

gwalters

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I have a detroit 671 that has

I have a detroit 671 that has rather high oil consumption in the port engine(as compared to the starboard engine). I noticed that after a warm up run last weekend that oil had been leaking out of the air cleaner. Any comments on what the problem would be is appreciated.
 
"OIL SEAL,S IN THE BLOWER MUST

"OIL SEAL,S IN THE BLOWER MUST BE LEAKING. REMOVE AIR INLET TO BLOWER AND HAVE A LOOK"
 
"Thanks Marvin,
If I need to


"Thanks Marvin,
If I need to replace the oil seals on the blower is that a tough job? Both these engines are original 1977 with about 2500hrs, so the starboard is not far behind and I'd probably need to do both."
 
IT IS A {VERY HARD JOB} AND NE

IT IS A {VERY HARD JOB} AND NEEDS TO BE DONE BUY A MACH THAT HAS THE RIGHT TOOLS AND SKILLS.
 
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