another oil leak question
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another oil leak question
Sorry to be repetitive from othe posts but ...
I have a slow oil leak down the back of my motor. It is dripping from the bell housing of the tranny.
It is oil and it started after i installed my hpx line.
I lost some oil into the valley and it has pooled up under the turbo.
however something continues to leak and I have checked and rechecked the new hpx hoses, they are very tight with the box end wrench I used. I don't see or feel oil coming from them.
I am wondering if something else is leaking. I never had an oil leak before the hpx.
please help any ideas.
Fletch
I have a slow oil leak down the back of my motor. It is dripping from the bell housing of the tranny.
It is oil and it started after i installed my hpx line.
I lost some oil into the valley and it has pooled up under the turbo.
however something continues to leak and I have checked and rechecked the new hpx hoses, they are very tight with the box end wrench I used. I don't see or feel oil coming from them.
I am wondering if something else is leaking. I never had an oil leak before the hpx.
please help any ideas.
Fletch
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The rod that opens the valve has a piston on it inside the pedestal. The seal on the piston will leak and let oil come out from around the rod. The seal is like a hard plastic that will wear out the soft aluminum bore so replacing the seal might be a waste. What most people do is remove the piston and tap the rod hole to take what i think is a 1/8 NPT plug. It has been a long time since i did it so Iam not sure on the size of the plug.
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O, Yea most people also remove the EBPV also. If you go to webshots and do a search you should find many pics on this subject. Gutting the EBPV is easy but getting the turbo off to get to the pedestal is a major PITA so you might want to make sure this is where you oil leak is before you start getting into all this.
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Maybe. I have seen oil leaking from the rod hole when I would first start a cold motor. If it is leaking you should be able to see stains under the rod hole. And cleaing up the valley under there will help. SORRY but I just realized I may have had it unplugged when I saw the oil ozzing out so not sure if plugging in will help.
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Regardless if the oil is coming from a puddle or from some other place you HAVE to get the valley clean and dry.
Use a roll of paper towels and jam them evey place you can to mop up the oil, spray some brake Kleen in the valley. Once clean then use a GOOD flashlight and a mirror and you will find that leak.
Once found (leak) and you are in need of further assistance, give us another call.
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Use a roll of paper towels and jam them evey place you can to mop up the oil, spray some brake Kleen in the valley. Once clean then use a GOOD flashlight and a mirror and you will find that leak.
Once found (leak) and you are in need of further assistance, give us another call.
Rog
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