Discussion
As you may have read on another thread I recently fixed a coolant leak and decided that whilst I was on checking jubilee clips I would look for the small but persistant oil leak that I have had for a little while now.
I didn't think much of it as the car had been in at a local specialist recently and I'd asked them to see where the leak was coming from and see if it was easy to seal / improve. When I picked the car up I was told it was just a minor leak, nothing to worry about, probably from the oil pressure sender....So I didn't think to check anything in a hurry as it were. Anyway, as the car was jacked up at the front over night the oil leak seemed worse...suggesting to me that it could be from oil at the back of the sump leaking past the gasket? I got under the car and starts to clean the sump etc and noticed that 'all' the sump bolts were loose...some of them only finger tight!
They are all tighened up now and so far so good, no more oil leak - question is...Is it the norm to find 'all' of the sump bolts loose, not just one or two, all of them?
I didn't think much of it as the car had been in at a local specialist recently and I'd asked them to see where the leak was coming from and see if it was easy to seal / improve. When I picked the car up I was told it was just a minor leak, nothing to worry about, probably from the oil pressure sender....So I didn't think to check anything in a hurry as it were. Anyway, as the car was jacked up at the front over night the oil leak seemed worse...suggesting to me that it could be from oil at the back of the sump leaking past the gasket? I got under the car and starts to clean the sump etc and noticed that 'all' the sump bolts were loose...some of them only finger tight!
They are all tighened up now and so far so good, no more oil leak - question is...Is it the norm to find 'all' of the sump bolts loose, not just one or two, all of them?
peteA said:
Is it the norm to find 'all' of the sump bolts loose, not just one or two, all of them?
No.. not at all.. Mine where all very tight with their spring washers?.. Mine does not have a gasket either.. just seals with 5900 Loctite... As said, next time you change the oil.. drop it off.. clean it out.. make sure the strainer is clear and the oil feed pipe is bolted up right... and re-seal it torquing the bolts up..
TVR Beaver said:
No.. not at all.. Mine where all very tight with their spring washers?.. Mine does not have a gasket either.. just seals with 5900 Loctite...
As said, next time you change the oil.. drop it off.. clean it out.. make sure the strainer is clear and the oil feed pipe is bolted up right... and re-seal it torquing the bolts up..
Cheers BeaverAs said, next time you change the oil.. drop it off.. clean it out.. make sure the strainer is clear and the oil feed pipe is bolted up right... and re-seal it torquing the bolts up..
Thought it was odd - It seems to be OK now but will keep an eye on it.
Quick question - thought that if the oil drained out of the oil pump it need packing with vaseline so it would pick oil up from the sump...if so, and I remove the oil & sump to install a new sump gasket, will i need to do this?
...or am I getting mixed up!
Torquing bolts up when using sealant is a black art. Too much and the sealant squeezes out, too little & the bolts are loose ~ you will see many folks advocate letting sealants set overnight before fitting.. Many of the bolt threads also require sealing, which is not covered very often.
I personally prefer fitting studs so they can be sealed (& it stays there!) as well as my own rubber gaskets. You just need to make sure you get flanged nuts to use with studs if you are working upside down
I personally prefer fitting studs so they can be sealed (& it stays there!) as well as my own rubber gaskets. You just need to make sure you get flanged nuts to use with studs if you are working upside down
Gassing Station | Griffith | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff