 Bummer oil leak, Safe to drive? |
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| jack20 |
 Oct 6 2017, 09:31 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 413 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California 
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Hi,
Haven't taken the car out for 6 months while working on another porsche project. I have a possible push rod seal leak. Changed the VC cover gaskets. Didn't help.. As you know, oil leaks from that area drip onto the exchangers creating a smelly mess, especially when using Valvoline racing oil. Question: I really want to drive this car to an event 10 miles away. Oil is slowly dripping onto the HE. It collects in the st ease and takes forever to burn off. Is it safe to drive? Can it catch fire? This design is not optimal. If a VW dripped oil it would be no problem... Your thoughts? Thanks! |
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| iankarr |
Oct 6 2017, 09:57 PM
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The wrencher formerly known as Cuddy_K Group: Members Posts: 2,526 Joined: 22-May 15 From: Heber City, UT Member No.: 18,749 Region Association: Intermountain Region
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If it leaks enough to puddle on the heat exhchangers, I'd find the source and fix it before driving. Not only because of fire, but because the leak could get way worse at speed. Do you know for sure it's a pushrod seal? It could be an oil cooler seal or the pressure sender on top near the distributor, which is also notorious for leaking. Post some pics of the underside and I'm sure the brain trust here can help....
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| jack20 |
Oct 6 2017, 10:38 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 413 Joined: 7-November 14 From: Granite Bay, CA Member No.: 18,099 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(cuddyk @ Oct 6 2017, 08:57 PM)  If it leaks enough to puddle on the heat exhchangers, I'd find the source and fix it before driving. Not only because of fire, but because the leak could get way worse at speed. Do you know for sure it's a pushrod seal? It could be an oil cooler seal or the pressure sender on top near the distributor, which is also notorious for leaking. Post some pics of the underside and I'm sure the brain trust here can help.... I noticed a drip coming from the left side on the second push rod tube from the rear. Gotta say, the smoke coming off the exchanger and thru the defrosters looks much worse than an occasional drip could produce. I'll dig deeper tomorrow. Thanks all. |
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jack20 Bummer oil leak Oct 6 2017, 09:31 PM
bretth Hell yes oil can catch fire. The exhaust is the ho... Oct 6 2017, 09:54 PM Dave_Darling Oil dripping onto the heat exchangers makes a ton ... Oct 7 2017, 03:59 AM
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Oil dripping onto the heat exchangers makes a ton... Oct 7 2017, 09:44 AM jack20 Thanks for the additional comments. I pulled some ... Oct 7 2017, 01:16 PM jack20 RE: Bummer oil leak Oct 7 2017, 01:18 PM 914sgofast2 Jack20:
(1) It looks like the leak is from the bas... Oct 7 2017, 01:34 PM porschetub
Jack20:
(1) It looks like the leak is from the ba... Oct 7 2017, 01:56 PM jack20 Ha! I was wondering I'df someone would cat... Oct 7 2017, 01:49 PM |
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