 UGH! front oil galley plug, Fail |
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| 914werke |
 Jun 27 2018, 03:24 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers"  Group: Members Posts: 10,142 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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SO after doing a major Eng service & re-seal got the car back together & upon installing
the eng bay shift rod look up & see...a drip. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) After inspection looks like the front oil galley plug. Considering replacement "in-car". Anyone BTDT? |
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 27 2018, 03:49 PM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
Pull the plug and tap for 3/8 NPT and plug.
Trick is go slow, grease the drill bits and tap. Stop, clean, grease often... rinse, wash, repeat. Oh yeah....the engine needs to come out. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| 914werke |
Jun 27 2018, 09:28 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,142 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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No, this is the approx 1" one at the bottom nearest the Taco plate.
I thought if I removed the Eng bar & motor mount Id have enough access to avoid dropping the motor .. perhaps not. |
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| jcd914 |
Jun 28 2018, 12:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,081 Joined: 7-February 08 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 8,684 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(914werke @ Jun 27 2018, 08:28 PM)  No, this is the approx 1" one at the bottom nearest the Taco plate. I thought if I removed the Eng bar & motor mount Id have enough access to avoid dropping the motor .. perhaps not. I don't have an engine case handy to look at but I believe the plug you describe is for the oil pick-up passage. Which means it is not a pressurised oil galley. You might be able to access it with the engine bar out but it will be limited access. You are probably best off pulling the engine. Jim |
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| Mark Henry |
Jun 28 2018, 07:46 AM
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that's what I do! Group: Members Posts: 20,065 Joined: 27-December 02 From: Port Hope, Ontario Member No.: 26 Region Association: Canada |
QUOTE(914werke @ Jun 27 2018, 11:28 PM) No, this is the approx 1" one at the bottom nearest the Taco plate. I thought if I removed the Eng bar & motor mount Id have enough access to avoid dropping the motor .. perhaps not. You might be able to do that one in car, it's a 8mm key threaded plug. try to remove it, clean and reinstall with a sealant. Worse case scenario, the key strips out, I'd do a spotless cleaning and rough it up then use an epoxy like hysol or JB weld to seal it from the outside. This is commonly done as part of a /6 engine rebuild. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-26-1391640646.jpg) |
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| dangrouche |
 Jun 28 2018, 12:17 PM
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dangrouche Group: Members Posts: 550 Joined: 1-May 04 From: San Francisco Bay Area Member No.: 2,012 Region Association: None |
BTDT with motor in place. did it in may 2009 and motor is fine.
here's the link from 914club.com http://www.914club.com/bbs2/index.php?&...ation&st=20 |
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| 914werke |
Jun 28 2018, 08:34 PM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 10,142 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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So.. faced with engine R&R ..again, I thought this was worth a try.
Its interesting that after YEARS of owning & working on these cars I still find things I've never tried. Droppd the bar removed the heater ducting on the drivers side & the motor mount to get at the bugger. Sure enough if there was ever any sealant on it, it was gone now. Also interesting that not all motors use that metric threaded plug in this location. It took a couple of days for the 1st drip to show (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) Before/After Attached image(s)  
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| TheCabinetmaker |
Jun 28 2018, 08:49 PM
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I drive my car everyday Group: Members Posts: 8,304 Joined: 8-May 03 From: Tulsa, Ok. Member No.: 666 |
Do you have enough room to drill and tap? Easy place to minimize shavings penetration to unwanted places and clean up.
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| Valy |
Jun 28 2018, 10:13 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,677 Joined: 6-April 10 From: Sunnyvale, CA Member No.: 11,573 Region Association: Northern California |
I see that the plug was already replaced in the past. Just unscrew, clean, sealant and back on.
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