CAT 301.6C HELP!!

[Big Dig Jim]

Hi everyone this is my first post here so please bear with me. I have been a excavator driver for my entire career starting off as a banksman standing next to the same "old boy" driver for 3 yrs before he retired. I then left the company we were working for and set up on my own. For 9 years since then I've been sub contracting. I have just bitten the bullet and brought an 8 Ton Komatsu and a CAT 301.6C. I eagerly drove to Reading and drove back with my first purchase. The machiene has very little hours on it 732 to be exact. The seller was honest with me and told me that it has a hydraulic leak in the engine compartment. The fluid appears to be coming from the top of the hydraulic tank res' around some sort of in tank filter maybe? I'm sorry but I dont know how to add photos that are on my harddrive.
any help would be greatly appreciated. !!!!!! Thanks in advance, Jim.

[d4c24a]

Reading

who did you buy from in Reading ,if you dont mind me asking

[Muz]

I'm sorry but I dont know how to add photos that are on my harddrive.
any help would be greatly appreciated. !!!!!! Thanks in advance, Jim.

For photos see here

http://www.plantandconstruction.co.u...s-to-the-forum

The easiest fix would just be a seal round the return feed, but if the previous owner didnt fix something as simple as that, it suggests something more involved .. a picture would help

and welcome to the forum Jim

[Big Dig Jim]

ok

Thanks Muz I will try and get some pictures tonight or tomorrow thanks again for the response.

[Muz]

so what was the result jim ?