Anyone in the Sacramento area not working today, Pulling/fixing/reinstalling trying to get it done today Options

[JStroud]

The car has been running great, signed up for an autocross school on Saturday and an autocross on Sunday. Yesterday found a HUGE oil puddle/lake under my car, hasn't been leaking at all. Seems to be coming from the front (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

Was going to give up, pull the motor Sunday and start getting ready to install my new motor. But I just can't give up that easy, so I took today off and I'm going to attempt to pull the motor fix the oil leak and reinstall it today, so I can drive it at the school tomorrow. Anyone in the area that isn't doing anything today and would like to help is welcome, got lots of beer in the fridge, call my cell for directions if you would like to come by (916) 834-6574, I'm just south of Sacramento off hwy 99.

Wish me luck, oh ya, this will be my first 914 engine pull (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)

Jeff

[JStroud]

Well its done, took it for a test drive all is well. It wasn't too bad, took my time double checked everything, dropped out fairly easily.

Getting started




Finally got it out



After it was out, turns out, don't say it scott, the oil pressure sender unit was the cause of the leak. I had checked it before I pulled the motor, but it didn't look any different, couldn't see the oil slick running down the front of the fan housing with the motor in, from below oil was coming out of the bottom of the fan housing through the drain hole, so I assumed main seal, or front galley plug, already had to fix two rear plugs that were leaking. Oh well all fixed, also found out one motor mount was broken and the other almost broken, I had a couple of spares so changed those, fixed a few questionable electrical connections, and I learned how to pull a motor and put it back in, so not a total loss.

Here's the culprit (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif)



Just eliminated the pressure sender and tee, threaded a new idiot light sender into the end of the brake line the tee was threaded into, no more leak.

Well cars all cleaned up and packed for tomorrows AX school, time to hit the hay.


Jeff