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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:07 AM
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My SS was leaking around the high pressure fuel pump shaft. The pump is at the back end (that is the drivers side) of the engine. Pump faces to the front of car. It's mounted at the cylinder head.
Mysteriously, mine has stopped leaking on it's own after 7 years, 49k miles.

Red arrow points to the pump. It's covered by insulation foam.
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Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by firemangeorge
My SS was leaking around the high pressure fuel pump shaft. The pump is at the back end (that is the drivers side) of the engine. Pump faces to the front of car. It's mounted at the cylinder head.
Mysteriously, mine has stopped leaking on it's own after 7 years, 49k miles.

Red arrow points to the pump. It's covered by insulation foam.
Its definitely oily around #2, but not sure if that's whats causing the drips.
Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:13 AM
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Lately I switched to Simple Green/Purple/Orange etc. They work as good an you don't have to worry about destroying the driveway or killing animals.
Old Mar 16, 2017 | 11:19 AM
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Well got a laugh about that. The red arrow was for your oil leak question.
Those yellow arrows were just leftover from another question about Performance emblem locations.
The yellow arrow #2 actually points to the core support, so I guess for your oil leak you mean below the oil filter cap.
Yeah. Check the oil sending unit as others suggested. It's in the area that you mentioned.
Old Mar 16, 2017 | 04:59 PM
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There is a little bowl in the casting near the oil filter housing that stays full of spilled oil from changing the filter on mine.
Old Mar 16, 2017 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by ACLR8R
I searched but couldnt find anything. I bought my car this last weekend, and have been loving it, but it only run 6-7lbs in first gear then 22-23lbs in every other. Was this standard with a trifecta tune?

Also, has a small oil leak, anything they are known for?

Out of town until Saturday so havent been able to check it out.
Boost is typically limited in 1st on the Manual cars as well. This is to help mitigate wheel spin.
Old Mar 17, 2017 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by firemangeorge

Well got a laugh about that. The red arrow was for your oil leak question.
Those yellow arrows were just leftover from another question about Performance emblem locations.
The yellow arrow #2 actually points to the core support, so I guess for your oil leak you mean below the oil filter cap.
Yeah. Check the oil sending unit as others suggested. It's in the area that you mentioned.

Yes, sorry not the arrow, but the number 2. Around the HPFP I believe.
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