2.0 Oil Leak - Taco Plate area - Advice Please |
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2.0 Oil Leak - Taco Plate area - Advice Please |
mikedsilva |
Apr 27 2015, 01:40 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 90 Joined: 23-February 15 From: Australia Member No.: 18,462 Region Association: Australia and New Zealand |
Being new to these cars, (about 2 months in now) I am slowly getting to know them and work my way through the issues.
One of them, is that there is a pool of oil after the car is left sitting. Mostly, it only leaks after a drive.. when the oil is hot. I pinpointed the leak to the taco plate area.. I don't have a oil temp sender so I am not sure what is under the plate... But there is some sealant around the plate area. The sealant feels very stiff.. almost like JB Weld but I don't think it since it flexes a bit when I press on it.. I found that the leak was a pinhole in the sealant.. Should I be trying to remove all the sealant to see what is under there? Or should I just put a "patch" over it and keep an eye on it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kOhdj88D_E |
Old Yella |
Apr 27 2015, 09:33 PM
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Old Yella Group: Members Posts: 158 Joined: 2-July 13 From: Canberra Australia Member No.: 16,086 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Think you may be rooted mate.
The case is aluminium and can be welded but you would probably need to remove the engine drain it clean it, flip it and grind all the JB pox out. Then get a good welder to build up the damaged metal and use a dremil to re make the proper profile. broken front engine mounts probably allowed the block to regularly bounce off the engine mounting bar. that's my theory. Cheers |
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