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> Oil drip landing on header
tornik550
post Oct 13 2013, 09:50 AM
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My engine is running great. I really don't have much in the way of an oil leak however the engine seeps a little and every few days I have a drip of oil. I cannot find the source- just a slow seep in a few places that eventually accumulates to a drop. I honestly really don't care about the seeping however when it does drip, it lands on my header. I have triad headers. The cyl 3,4 header pipes run across the back of the engine. When the drop of oil blows off the engine when I am driving, it inevitably hits one of the header pipes. I get a blast of burnt oil smell for a few seconds then it clears. Not a big deal however that burnt oil smell sticks with you all day. In my business, I have to get right in peoples faces all day and smelling bad isn't good for business.

My question- does anyone see any problem with me putting a piece of metal that would hang down from the back of the engine and deflect that rare drip of oil so if doesn't hit the header?
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post Oct 13 2013, 10:41 AM
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Oil pressure switch on top of the oil cooler, I'm the dizzy area. Remove and use some plumbing pipe paste to reinstall.
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post Oct 13 2013, 11:21 AM
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QUOTE(914itis @ Oct 13 2013, 12:41 PM) *

Oil pressure switch on top of the oil cooler, I'm the dizzy area. Remove and use some plumbing pipe paste to reinstall.



I actually misspoke. I do know where the seeping is coming from- the passenger side push rod tube seals and a slight hit from the oil pump. It is a very very small amount but a small amount builds up and drips a drop or less per day. If I am driving it blows back and hits the header.

I plan on putting a little metal shield at the rear of the engine to deflect the oil if it drips then blows back onto the header. I have changed the pushrods tube seals several times and I always have some degree of a leak. I don't have much time now cause just had a new baby. I figure this is the quickest fix.
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