annoying oil leak fixed
Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:35 pm
I had an ongoing oil leak on the right side of the engine.
Replaced the Valve cover gasket and plug - no luck.
I finally decided to track it down.
Used a spraybottle and brake clean to clean it all off.
Let it idle for 20 minutes.
Looked like it was coming from the oil filter seal. Cleaned there again.
It was banjo fitting O rings just above the oil pressure sender and below the oil filter.
Easy fix, just removed the oil filter, removed the bolt and replaced the original O rings with copper ones.
The original ones have a synthetic inner seal that had deteriorated and that was the cause of the grief.
Replaced the Valve cover gasket and plug - no luck.
I finally decided to track it down.
Used a spraybottle and brake clean to clean it all off.
Let it idle for 20 minutes.
Looked like it was coming from the oil filter seal. Cleaned there again.
It was banjo fitting O rings just above the oil pressure sender and below the oil filter.
Easy fix, just removed the oil filter, removed the bolt and replaced the original O rings with copper ones.
The original ones have a synthetic inner seal that had deteriorated and that was the cause of the grief.