 Oil leak, or just leftover oil from previous leak?, Or just the next leak in a long line of famous leaks? |
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| BiG bOgGs |
  Mar 25 2007, 06:54 PM
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The Bogus One  Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States  |
I have eleminated my oil leak from the pressure sender, but I am still getting a few drops on the pavement when I have it idle for a while, and am getting quite a bit of smoke blowing around the cylinders. When I look up at the engine I can see oil on the cyllinder fins and the tins, but the head and the tubes are clean (except for a little just below the cylinders) This is on both sides of the engine. I also have oil coming out of the lower opening of the fan housing and a line of oil coming from the front edge of the fan housing. Is is possible that I have oil leaking somwhere in the shroud and the fan is blowing it down over the cylinders? Here are some pics.
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| BiG bOgGs |
Mar 25 2007, 06:56 PM
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The Bogus One Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States |
And here are the pics of the housing.
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| SGB |
Mar 25 2007, 07:01 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
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| BiG bOgGs |
Mar 25 2007, 07:10 PM
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The Bogus One Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States |
I'm guessing this requires an engine drop? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad2.gif)
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| SGB |
Mar 25 2007, 08:08 PM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
maybe not.
Mine doesn't leak as much, but I think I have read that it only requires taking the cooling fan off. Search time. I have terrible luck with the search feature, Try "main" maybe. Now, getting to the bolt, then pulling the fan out, well.... |
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| r_towle |
Mar 25 2007, 08:10 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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Have you replaced you oil cooler seals?
I would suspect those two old POS rubber seals before I would the front seal. Rich |
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| BiG bOgGs |
Mar 25 2007, 08:36 PM
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The Bogus One Group: Members Posts: 452 Joined: 25-September 04 From: Ft. Myers, FL 33967 Member No.: 2,829 Region Association: South East States |
QUOTE Have you replaced you oil cooler seals? I would suspect those two old POS rubber seals before I would the front seal. I don't have much, if any, oil coming down through or around the cooler. And this wouldn't explain how the oil gets to the driver side, or how it is getting on the front of the fan housing. I was worried that the seals were bad, but once I got the oil pressure sender leak fixed I didn't get any more leaks from around that area. Jim |
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| Allan |
Mar 25 2007, 08:42 PM
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Teenerless Weenie Group: Members Posts: 8,373 Joined: 5-July 04 From: Western Mesopotamia Member No.: 2,304 Region Association: Southern California |
Take it out and drive the piss out of it for an hour or so. If it's residual oil it'll burn off.
If it still leaks afterwards, you have another source to find. |
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| Brando |
Mar 25 2007, 08:57 PM
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BUY MY SPARE KIDNEY!!! Group: Members Posts: 3,935 Joined: 29-August 04 From: Santa Ana, CA Member No.: 2,648 Region Association: Southern California |
QUOTE(SGB @ Mar 25 2007, 05:01 PM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) While you got the front cooling shroud off you might as well replace the oil cooler seals just in case. Possibly the rear main seal too When you drop the engine. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Mar 25 2007, 09:27 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,465 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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QUOTE(Brando @ Mar 25 2007, 09:57 PM) QUOTE(SGB @ Mar 25 2007, 05:01 PM) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) While you got the front cooling shroud off you might as well replace the oil cooler seals just in case. Possibly the rear main seal too When you drop the engine. You do NOT have to drop the engine. Pull the front tin on the engine. Then unbolt the fan by removing the 3 bolts that hold it. Then remove the center bolt and use a puller to remove the flange from the crank. Then you can change the seal. 30 minutes laying on my back to change the front seal. I can to it in 20 minutes on a lift. It takes 30 minutes to pull the whole engine. |
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