 Question for 6 owners, Bolt sitting between head and chain tensioner housing?? |
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| Jeffs9146 |
 Feb 24 2012, 09:35 PM
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Ski Bum  Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128  |
I was changing my oil and I notice a leak coming from between the valve cover and the back of the chain tensioner housing!
There are no leaks on the top of the motor and no leaks from the oil return tubes but there is a gap between the back of the housing and the head that has a bolt in it. I have read that there can be a leak from the rocker arm pivot shaft that is in the general area. So the question is could the rocker shaft bolt have fallen out and be the bolt that is between the valve cover and the tensioner housing? Here is a photo of the bolt and where the leak seems to be! Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| tomeric914 |
Feb 24 2012, 10:14 PM
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One Lap of America in a 914! Group: Members Posts: 1,259 Joined: 25-May 08 From: Syracuse, NY Member No.: 9,101 Region Association: North East States 
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It's more likely that the O ring between the chain box and cylinder head is beginning to leak. I replaced both of mine with the engine in the car. Not easy, but mine doesn't leak a drop from that area now. Took about 8 hours total to do both sides.
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 24 2012, 10:25 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
QUOTE(tomeric914 @ Feb 24 2012, 08:14 PM)  It's more likely that the O ring between the chain box and cylinder head is beginning to leak. I replaced both of mine with the engine in the car. Not easy, but mine doesn't leak a drop from that area now. Took about 8 hours total to do both sides. Wow you did that with the motor in!!?? Don't you have to take off the timing chain and cam gear to get the chain box off?? I don't even want to think about it!@!$$#$#%$@* (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) |
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Jeffs9146 Question for 6 owners Feb 24 2012, 09:35 PM
ClayPerrine Remove the lower valve cover and take the bolt out... Feb 24 2012, 09:40 PM Jeffs9146 Thanks I am waiting to get the valve cover gaskets... Feb 24 2012, 09:50 PM ClayPerrine It is entirely possible it is the bolt out of the ... Feb 24 2012, 10:02 PM
tomeric914
Wow you did that with the motor in!!??
D... Feb 25 2012, 07:28 PM Jeffs9146
Wow you did that with the motor in!!??
... Feb 26 2012, 12:50 AM tomeric914
If I have a work party would you come and visit f... Feb 26 2012, 09:30 AM 6freak :popcorn: Feb 25 2012, 12:17 AM |
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