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| Seabird |
 Mar 21 2014, 07:37 AM
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Hey everyone. I bought this 914 2.0L back in November and have been slowly preparing it for the track. The underside was pretty messy with oil when I got it. I got the impression that the push rod tubes were the source of the oil so I decided to go ahead and replace them, their o-ring seals, and adjust the valves. That project went well. I was doing other engine maintenance (ignition, exhaust, etc...) items and have now finally gotten around to being able to crank the engine up.
When I got is started I noticed there is still a bit of an oil leak coming from the 1-2 bank. Initially I blamed my install of the push rod tubes. After a close inspection I noticed the oil is coming from higher above. I took a few pics last night after running the engine for 10 min or so. It was not easy to photograph because of lighting. The red circles show where the oil is. The bottom picture shows the push rod tubes and the seals. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/dl.dropboxusercontent.com-16683-1395409043.1.jpg) Thoughts? |
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| JawjaPorsche |
Mar 21 2014, 07:52 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,463 Joined: 23-July 11 From: Clayton, Georgia Member No.: 13,351 Region Association: South East States |
Oil Pressure Sending Unit can leak from above, oil cooling unit seals.....
There are so many places a IV engine can leak. Someone jokey said, they will stop leaking when they run out of oil! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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| Seabird |
Mar 21 2014, 08:07 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 165 Joined: 21-November 13 From: United States Member No.: 16,683 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE(JawjaPorsche @ Mar 21 2014, 05:52 AM)  Oil Pressure Sending Unit can leak from above, oil cooling unit seals..... There are so many places a IV engine can leak. Someone jokey said, they will stop leaking when they run out of oil! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Thanks Jawja. This is one the drivers side so probably not from the cooler and the oil press sender is dry. I would hate to think this is a typical leak and will be a regular source of stress. Miguel |
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