Big oil leak
- Aaronslimvw
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Big oil leak
Hey, my late fastback has developed a big oil leak. It looked like it was from the oil cooler. But on further inspection the oil was spraying up through the fan shroud and under the alternator and under the tins towards the oil cooler (thus making me think it was the oil cooler leaking).
Oil absolutely everywhere, have ran the car without the tins onto make sure. Anyone else experienced this??
Cheers
Oil absolutely everywhere, have ran the car without the tins onto make sure. Anyone else experienced this??
Cheers
Re: Big oil leak
Is it coming out from the crank pulley?
Are you running the stock air filters and breathers?
Are you running the stock air filters and breathers?
- Aaronslimvw
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Re: Big oil leak
Stock air filter yes, breather box was ruined so just had a pipe going from one head to the other, without the breather box in the middle
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- Dave Summers
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Re: Big oil leak
Have you checked the pushrod tubes? Could be as simple as a rusty tube or failed seal.
Dave
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- purplepeter
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Re: Big oil leak
So what's in place of the breather box then? Is the tower just gaping?
- Aaronslimvw
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Re: Big oil leak
Tubes look ok, breather is now just a pipe from one head to another.. but will change this so they go into the air box as they should
Re: Big oil leak
That should cure it, you need the crank case connected to the intake as its the vacuum from the intake that stops the case from over pressuringAaronslimvw wrote: ↑24th May 2019 - 10:19pmTubes look ok, breather is now just a pipe from one head to another.. but will change this so they go into the air box as they should
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- Aaronslimvw
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Re: Big oil leak
Done that, but now the thing wont start! I must have disturbed something. I will investigate further this week and let you know how i get on.
Thanks for the replies !
Thanks for the replies !