wgwestervelt
Active Member
I am new to excavators but just bought a 1998 Kobelco SK150 with the Cummings Diesel. Got a good deal on this machine I think (!) but it seems to have a minor oil leak. Guys with more experience help me out here.
Machine has 6000 hours and "leaks" about a quart every 24 hours (3 days) of operation. Current user justs adds the oil and lets it leak. Upon inspection top of engine is pretty wet and the guy who i bought it from said he tightened the valve cover bolts "as far as they would go" but figures from here is needs a new gasket. Seems reasonable to me as otherwise the machine runs fine and looks like the most likely candidate from looking at it.
I am figuring this is not a complicated job but wondering if anyone has any experience replacing this gasket. Once I get the machine this weekend I am going to clean the engine well and see if I can see for sure where the leak originates and take it form there.
There is also a "code 23" lit on the computer with the oil symbol, but the guy says this is just a reset at the dealer and he does not know how to do it.
Bill
Machine has 6000 hours and "leaks" about a quart every 24 hours (3 days) of operation. Current user justs adds the oil and lets it leak. Upon inspection top of engine is pretty wet and the guy who i bought it from said he tightened the valve cover bolts "as far as they would go" but figures from here is needs a new gasket. Seems reasonable to me as otherwise the machine runs fine and looks like the most likely candidate from looking at it.
I am figuring this is not a complicated job but wondering if anyone has any experience replacing this gasket. Once I get the machine this weekend I am going to clean the engine well and see if I can see for sure where the leak originates and take it form there.
There is also a "code 23" lit on the computer with the oil symbol, but the guy says this is just a reset at the dealer and he does not know how to do it.
Bill