not so lucky with my oil leak |
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not so lucky with my oil leak |
eyesright |
Apr 23 2013, 06:28 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 430 Joined: 8-January 12 From: OK Member No.: 13,979 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Young 914 owner 's oil leak dried up. Im not so lucky.
I recently built my '76 2.0 engine. It runs fine but I am dripping a half quart of oil in 80 miles. I assembled the case with sealer ala Jakes video and installed seals according to video and Wilson. Oil pressure sender, oil pump, oil cooler, oil filter are all dry. Valve covers, pushrod tubes, head and jugs are dry. Sump is wet and tranny and rear bumper...I dried it off and ran it in place for a few minutes and shut it down. Case seams, oil strainer and drain plug are dry. Oil drips from the front and rear of the case so I assume the front and real seals are not doing their job. I'll got my crank from Rimco and I'll call them to see what's up. Off hand I don't recall if the seals are on a turned journal. Would that matter? And I suppose I got my seals from them but I'll have to check my stack of invoices. After 600 breakin miles, its still dripping. I've added some seal conditioner with no luck. Anybody have any similiar experience? I'll post the outcome but in the meantime I'd be glad to hear from anybody. |
rhcb914 |
Apr 23 2013, 05:43 PM
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member Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: 3-February 04 From: Boston, MA Member No.: 1,626 |
"Off hand I don't recall if the seals are on a turned journal. "
The oil seals don't seal on a crank shaft journal. The rear main seals on the flywheel and the front seals on the fan hub. If you did not clean either of those up before assembly there is a very good chance that the seals are not on a fresh surface and can easily leak. |
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