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| dax1969 |
 Jun 27 2014, 06:30 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 387 Joined: 10-March 14 From: belgium Member No.: 17,103 Region Association: None 
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Good afternoon,
My shop just called that the small oil leak I have on my 73 2.0 is situated down on the oiltubes (or do you call it push rod tubes ?) and that he needs the pull the engine to fix the issue. For my knowledge (I'm no mechanic) is the oil leak usually caused by bad/dried out seals or can the tubes have an issue themselves. In short, is it best to replace all seals or also all tubes ? thks yr advice note : can I it drive for a while with this small leak and fix the issue in winter or does it need urgent attention ? Car is in the shop for 5 weeks now to fix the rustissue on my aft bottomfloor and realy want to drive it for a couple of weeks or till winter falls in. krgds Dax |
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| ChrisFoley |
Jun 27 2014, 08:42 AM
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I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,986 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None
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Mia at Auto Atlanta is from Belgium.
In fact, she may be there right now. You don't really need to worry much about fire from a pushrod tube leaking on the heat exchanger. Most of the orings are fairly easy to replace with the engine in the car, some are a bit tricky. |
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dax1969 oil leak - need advice Jun 27 2014, 06:30 AM
cary A couple thoughts. First, it really depends on how... Jun 27 2014, 06:54 AM
dax1969
A couple thoughts. First, it really depends on ho... Jun 27 2014, 07:01 AM 914itis Yes they are caused by dry cracked seals and can b... Jun 27 2014, 06:54 AM stugray Dax,
Inspect the pushrod tubes and verify that th... Jun 27 2014, 07:13 AM dax1969
Dax,
Inspect the pushrod tubes and verify that t... Jun 27 2014, 07:30 AM dax1969
Holy sh*t... scary...
I've read as much as ... Jun 27 2014, 07:14 AM cary It's easier with the engine out. But the R... Jun 27 2014, 07:19 AM luskesq AA can probably get you the seals but if you do a ... Jun 27 2014, 08:18 AM bdstone914 Auto Atlanta has few fans on this site due to poor... Jun 27 2014, 08:23 AM dax1969
thks guys... just bought new Viton seals @ PP
... Jun 27 2014, 08:55 AM Cap'n Krusty A professional mechanic should easily be able to r... Jun 27 2014, 09:09 AM Dave_Darling The key is that you only have to pull the tubes ha... Jun 27 2014, 12:30 PM Cap'n Krusty If you want to really get them clean, they can be ... Jun 27 2014, 12:46 PM |
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