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Originally Posted by James L
Please nooooooooooo boneheadoc!!! not the vacuum pump! The expensive thing on the front of the engine? Why is oil not in any other vacuum lines except the two near the steering lock? Could it be a bad diaphram in the shut off valve next to the injection pump letting oil/fuel through?
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since door locks and stuff works I doubt the pump is bad. Thats how oil usually makes its way into the vacume lines. it could have been that for 5 years for all you know. I don't know if the shutoff valve could do it. Never had one off. But Its not beyond the realm of possibility I guess.
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