Oil leak repair Options

[FJ1200]

Greetings,

Fairly new to the forums and owner of a 1972 teener. I bought the car last spring with a slightly hot rodded 2.0 and a side shift conversion. The true upside is ZERO rust, I have a lift and have inspected every inch of the car.

The issue I have is that the oil filter flange is leaking badly (1qt/20 miles). Upon inspection it appears that the upper nut can not be removed without removing the oil cooler. I have new oil cooler seals and the oil filter flange gasket coming from Auto Atlanta. Question is, has anyone ever removed the filter flange in the car? I really would rather not perform an engine drop this week, but I will if needed.

Just a little background, until 5 yrs ago I was an Audi dealer shop foreman for 25 years. As a result the nuts and bolts don't bother me at all. It is more current time constraints and the want to drive the car.

Thanks,

Daniel

[FJ1200]

Just checked the oil pressure switch, dry. As a matter of fact the case is dusty around it. Usually an active leak like this will wash any dust away.

Sounds like I will probably just drop the engine/trans this morning. I was hoping to wait until the fall as I need to rebuild the trans. 1st/2nd syncros are junk and will probably need 2 operating sleeves and dogs as well. With Porsche parts prices what they are this will be a pricey repair.

Thanks,

Daniel

[Superhawk996]

With Porsche parts prices what they are this will be a pricey repair.

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/welcome.png) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif) Honestly, I owned a Miata for years after my 1st 914 got wrecked. Initially I thought the Miata parts would be way chaper than Porsche parts but really they weren't that much chaper.

Post on the FS/WTB forum and you'll likely find what you need at reasonable prices.

If I recall, it wasn't that long ago and someone was selling sleeves, reasonably unworn syncro's, etc. Most of the guys selling on the classified forum are just trying to make parts available to those in need at resonable prices.

If you haven't messed with Porsche 901 transmissions get the Dr. Evil transmission repair CD. Worth the cost and he has some funny little comments in there to boot. There are a couple fo special tools that can be made of bought to make the trans work easier and to make sure you don't end up with misalignment of the shift rods, etc.