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Caterpillar 215C LC oil leaking out of breather

sskene2001 ยท 2020-06-29 08:49

I am working on a caterpillar 215c lc excavator and i have oil coming out of the breather on final drive past drive motor. Does anyone have a breakdown on this ?

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  1. #1Nige2020-06-29 10:28

    We might - with a Serial Number........ There are a dozen different models of 215.

  2. #2sskene20012020-06-29 16:40

    Serial # 4HG00971

  3. #3Nige2020-06-30 05:40

    You mean this breather (relief fitting) #16 in the parking brake housing..? My first thought would be a parking brake piston seal leaking, second would be a travel motor shaft seal. Either way it would take disassembly to find out.