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> How much oil are these things supposed to leak?, Damn!!!
meares
post Aug 22 2005, 06:47 AM
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seems like my 2L leaks A LOT of oil, to me....3-5 drops on the garage floor everyday
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post Aug 22 2005, 07:37 AM
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If it wasn't leaking, I'd be worried. Sounds pretty minimal to me.
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post Aug 22 2005, 07:43 AM
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i get about maybe 13 drops a day on my driveway....

pretty much they *ALL* leak some....

i agree with jasons, if it didnt leak oil, i'd get worried.
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post Aug 22 2005, 08:04 AM
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yeah...i guess that means it's got oil in it, (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) right!
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post Aug 22 2005, 08:25 AM
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check your Haynes manual, but IIRC somewhere around 4 quarts (without filter change)









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post Aug 22 2005, 08:29 AM
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NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAK NONE!
Mine does a little bit from front seal. nary enough to make a drop on the floor.
drive the piss out of it and it might sit in one spot for 3-4 days. no spots.

Just fix them Geesh
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post Aug 22 2005, 08:30 AM
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I'm in Britt's camp right now. Trying to fix (among other things) as we speak.
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post Aug 22 2005, 09:08 AM
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for your sake, i will tell you that being in my group is NOT a good thing....



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post Aug 22 2005, 09:14 AM
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QUOTE (bd1308 @ Aug 22 2005, 10:08 AM)
for your sake, i will tell you that being in my group is NOT a good thing....



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I'm in Joe's group... and that's where you want to be... engines should NOT leak!!

that said 3-4 drops isn't going to kill you... but check it daily...
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post Aug 22 2005, 09:56 AM
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Worry when it stops leaking.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wink.gif)
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post Aug 22 2005, 10:00 AM
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QUOTE (Joe Ricard @ Aug 22 2005, 06:29 AM)
NOT SUPPOSED TO LEAK NONE!

"How much water is a submarine supposed to leak?", Obviously none.
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post Aug 22 2005, 10:11 AM
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Mine does'nt leak a drop.

For now...
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post Aug 22 2005, 11:05 AM
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QUOTE (jasons @ Aug 22 2005, 11:00 AM)
"How much water is a submarine supposed to leak?", Obviously none.

well i have some really bad news for ya they do and its a lot more then 3-4 drops a day. at the kind off pressures they see, if it does not have a double seal it pretty much leaks. the escape trunks, which have 2 doors, after about a month there is probably around 20 gallons between the doors
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post Aug 22 2005, 11:08 AM
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yeah...i was thinking the same thing.

have you ever seen U-571?

tap, tap , tap, crunch....pour pour...

they leak alot...
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post Aug 22 2005, 11:25 AM
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shit, 90% of T-4s leak oil. only if it was bad would i consider fixing it (as i'm doing in mine (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) ). consider it 'marking your territory'.
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post Aug 22 2005, 12:03 PM
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thanks....i do check it daily, and i wouldn't mind getting the leaks fixed, but every time i turn around i'm spending $1500 on the car and it's getting old....and really it's not enough to worry about..OH>>>>>>> besides the oil and brake fluid...what other fluids do i need to check regularly???? where are they and how to check them!!!! is the tranny fliud easily checked? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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post Aug 22 2005, 12:12 PM
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QUOTE (scott thacher @ Aug 22 2005, 09:05 AM)
QUOTE (jasons @ Aug 22 2005, 11:00 AM)
"How much water is a submarine supposed to leak?", Obviously none.

well i have some really bad news for ya they do and its a lot more then 3-4 drops a day. at the kind off pressures they see, if it does not have a double seal it pretty much leaks. the escape trunks, which have 2 doors, after about a month there is probably around 20 gallons between the doors

That's why they have bildge pumps, like surface ships.

Another thing that leaks real well, but you would assume they didn't, are hydroelectric damns. Depending on the quality of the concrete the internal galleries and drains may weep or may run freely with water passing into the structure. Interesting
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post Aug 22 2005, 12:19 PM
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QUOTE (scott thacher @ Aug 22 2005, 09:05 AM)
QUOTE (jasons @ Aug 22 2005, 11:00 AM)
"How much water is a submarine supposed to leak?", Obviously none.

well i have some really bad news for ya they do and its a lot more then 3-4 drops a day. at the kind off pressures they see, if it does not have a double seal it pretty much leaks. the escape trunks, which have 2 doors, after about a month there is probably around 20 gallons between the doors

Thanks, but that was kind of the point. Man nothing gets by you guys. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif)
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post Aug 22 2005, 12:23 PM
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QUOTE (meares @ Aug 22 2005, 12:03 PM)
thanks....i do check it daily, and i wouldn't mind getting the leaks fixed, but every time i turn around i'm spending $1500 on the car and it's getting old....and really it's not enough to worry about..OH>>>>>>> besides the oil and brake fluid...what other fluids do i need to check regularly???? where are they and how to check them!!!! is the tranny fliud easily checked? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)

blinker relay fluid....

http://www.kalecoauto.com/fluids.htm

get some there...
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post Aug 22 2005, 12:27 PM
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that's the biggest load of horse (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/stromberg.gif) i've ever heard!!! just for the hell of it...where is the filler cap?
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