 Oil Leak....help. |
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| zipedadoo |
 Jul 26 2014, 07:24 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 23-January 14 From: Arizona Member No.: 16,921 Region Association: None  |
I have a 1972 1.7. Pulled the engine to fix a few things.
Replaced... Front crank seal. Rear main seal. Clutch push rod tube seals. valve cover gaskets. oil cooler seals. oil pressure sender. I still have a oil leak. Oil drips off the bottom off the fan housing. So I pulled the fan back off to check the front seal.( engine still in the car) The back of the fan is not oily. Where else can it come from? Can I run the engine for a short time without the fan on to look for the leak, without hurting anything? Thanks for the help...... |
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| wndsrfr |
Jul 27 2014, 08:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,428 Joined: 30-April 09 From: Rescue, Virginia Member No.: 10,318 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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QUOTE(zipedadoo @ Jul 26 2014, 05:24 PM)  I have a 1972 1.7. Pulled the engine to fix a few things. Replaced... Front crank seal. Rear main seal. Clutch push rod tube seals. valve cover gaskets. oil cooler seals. oil pressure sender. I still have a oil leak. Oil drips off the bottom off the fan housing. So I pulled the fan back off to check the front seal.( engine still in the car) The back of the fan is not oily. Where else can it come from? Can I run the engine for a short time without the fan on to look for the leak, without hurting anything? Thanks for the help...... I'm going to bet on the oil pressure sender seeping a bit at the threads....very carefully pull it and reinstall with Teflon tape or thread sealant....Don't over torque it....delicate threads. |
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| swooshdave |
Jul 27 2014, 10:10 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 184 Joined: 11-June 14 From: Portland Member No.: 17,475 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Oil galley plugs? I read something about that in the 700 hints book or something?
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| zipedadoo |
Jul 27 2014, 04:19 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 135 Joined: 23-January 14 From: Arizona Member No.: 16,921 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the replies.
I took the fan housing off and started the engine. Found the stupid front crank seal is still leaking. Is there some trick to this seal? What is the place to get the correct one? Got mine at NAPA, part number matches the one I took out. It was fairly hard to get the seal in. I wonder if the bore is oblong for some reason. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks. |
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