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dayv27
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OCT 06, 10:50 PM
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So my 1 month new to me '86 SE is leaving a small drop of oil on the garage floor. Like less than a teaspoon in the month I've been parking in the garage. But looking at the oil pan, there is definitely some seeping around the gasket and the oil pan is a oily mess. So no problem, I've dropped the oil pan off a '64 ford truck, just loosen the bolts, drop the pan, change the gasket. No problem.
Then I watch this:
https://youtu.be/pVaPHoKUjuE
Dude takes the starter out, the motor mount, and almost has to remove the exhaust.
Is this the only way? Or has someone built a better mousetrap for changing the oil pan gasket out? I don't have the rust issues he did in the video.------------------
I dated a girl in high school purely because she had a fiero.
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pmbrunelle
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OCT 06, 11:21 PM
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Yeah, you need to move a few things out of the way to get the oil pan out.
Over time, car packaging seems to get tighter and tighter. New cars are worse. At work there are some instances where we had to use button head (pan head was too big), and sometimes countersink screws to clear things on the vehicle.
My grandfather had a Studebaker Lark with a flathead inline 6 engine. One time, he had to replace the head gasket, and he complained about what an awful hard to work on car it was.
It seems like one's patience for these things is shaped by past experiences.
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Patrick
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OCT 07, 01:55 AM
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Just make sure before you go through all this trouble that it's indeed the oil pan that's leaking. Oil leaking from the valve covers will work its way down... and the other notorious spot to check on a 2.8 is the base of the distributor. The distributor sticks into an area of high oil pressure and the O-ring that seals that hole eventually gets rock hard and no longer seals.
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theogre
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OCT 07, 08:17 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Patrick:
Just make sure before you go through all this trouble that it's indeed the oil pan that's leaking. Oil leaking from the valve covers will work its way down... and the other notorious spot to check on a 2.8 is the base of the distributor. The distributor sticks into an area of high oil pressure and the O-ring that seals that hole eventually gets rock hard and no longer seals. |
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Yup, oil leaks can other problems...
Duke Valve covers are common leak problems and why permatex made a kit w/ gasket and mounting hardware. Can get new cover w/ screw cap from dorman too.
Main crank seal(s) can leak.
many replace timing gear and does crap job to install timing cover and leak.
Clean the mess, get oil leak dye and watch w/ UV light for leaks again.------------------
Dr. Ian Malcolm: Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.
(Jurassic Park)
The Ogre's Fiero Cave
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