3500 miles after I took delivery of my truck a year ago last spring, I noticed an oil droplet at the bell housing. I took it to the dealer where I bought it and they blamed it on the crankcase drain plug. They tightened it and the oil droplets reappeared.

I recently performed another oil change on the engine and once again noticed the droplets. This time I cleaned the area thoroughly and left the felt cover off the transmission area so I could observe it daily. Today I noticed the droplet forming and called the dealer to see if they could take a quick peek at it.

They had a look and said that the pump was leaking and needs to be replaced (under warranty of course).

I also asked them about the oil soaked turbo hose on the drivers side and they said that's normal.

So when the parts arrive, I'll be getting the pump job done.

 

Build date?

 

5 May 2011. Right in the range of units with bad pumps. The service department at the purchasing dealer likes to blame away problems, that's why they stated originally that the crankcase drain was leaking. The only way they could make the crankcase drain plug better than it already is would be to use an SAE o-ring port and matching plug. O-ring ports work outstandingly well on high pressure hydraulic systems so I'm sure they could hold back 6 quarts of oil under simple gravity pressure.

 

my build date is April 2011. With 32,000 miles, not a single drop. Maybe I'm one of the few lucky ones that got a good pump?

 

Completely off topic, but is that a 1066 in your avatar?

 

Yes it is! In my opinion the 66 series was the most eye pleasing of all time. The 966 with ROPS canopy is another nice configuration.

 

That's so cool! I spent my entire life growing up on a 1066. Awesome tractor. Looked just like that except we had the white cab. And yes it was a great looking tractor.