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> Oil leak, not from push rod tubes, new to type IV
Seabird
post 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.

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Thoughts?
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DRPHIL914
post Mar 21 2014, 09:51 AM
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i can't really tell but it could be leaking from where the cylinder heads attache to the case- i know i have this issue and it will eventually be taken care of, but its not bad enough to force me to pull the motor --- yet, because at that point with 140,000 miles, it will for sure mean a full P & C rebuild, heads valves etc, maybe a 2056 upgrade-- just not yet. - anyway thats probably where its coming from but if its not severe, dont worry about it, they all leak some, just keep an eye on the oil level
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