Push Rod Tube Seal Leak |
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Push Rod Tube Seal Leak |
collinvon |
Jun 19 2019, 02:27 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 42 Joined: 11-June 19 From: St. Paul, Minnesota Member No.: 23,207 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Looks like I found where all the oil has been coming from. I cleaned the engine as well as I could with a degreaser, ran it for 5 minutes at idle, and was able to spot a substantial leak coming out of the push rod tubes:
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/i.imgur.com-23207-1560976029.1.jpg) I'm going to tackle this project this weekend. I've found some good older articles that mention it can be done without dropping the engine, but might have to replace the seals on a couple without fully removing them. I'm going to replace the valve cover gaskets, adjust the valves for the first time, and I'll being doing the first oil change since I've had it. I've heard Valvoline ZR1 20W-50 is a good oil to use, and I can find it locally. Thoughts? Aside from ensuring I don't damage the seals on reinstallation, and thoroughly cleaning everything, anything else I should keep in mind, or try to tackle while I'm in there? Any other tips and tricks are much appreciated. Thanks in advance for any feedback. |
ndfrigi |
Dec 13 2020, 03:05 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,933 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Orange County Member No.: 13,474 Region Association: Southern California |
If you just want to replace one tube for now, I think you can lower the rear tranny by placing a floor jack to support the middle between engine and tranny (under the flywheel area) then loosen the bolts of both side of the engine mount bar by the engine support console and also loosen or unbolt tranny mount so you can lower the rear tranny until you get the tube out away from the suspension console mount.
Or place one floor jack in the middle of the mount bar and one floor jack in the middle of tranny. Just make sure to be very careful when you start lowering the rear tranny and not damaging the engine mount bar bolts. I’m sure you get the idea with this. |
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