Magus2727
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Draper, UT
I am trying to find a leak that is dripping a fair amount of oil (about 1 TBL soon or more).
The leak started about 4-5 weeks ago (having done nothing to the motor to agitate anything). Since I replaced the rear main seal in the spring along with the valve cover gasket and the oil pan gasket I thought the next place would be the oil-filter adapter o-rings. (The rear main, oil pan, and valve cover gasket got replaced by Fel-Pro PermaDry single piece gaskets. I replaced the o-rings last week along with cleaning the adapter it self completely clean inside and out.
I am still getting just as much of a leak now (since doing an oil change while replacing the o-rings, the oil on the drive way is now just cleaner)
I wanted to know what other people have found as leaks (if there can be other leaks) I also think the sending unit or the T that mates the sending unit to the block may be a leak (not sure if it could provide all the oil dripping from the side of the block…)
Thanks for any help.
Looking from above down onto Oil Pressure sending unit:
Amount of Oil driped:
I am at work and un-sure if these pictures are actually visable (let me know and I will repost when I get home.
I am going to be using brake cleaner to dry the block off from what oil is already their and trying to find the leak while the motor is running. Does any one have extra tricks on finding oil leaks?
The leak started about 4-5 weeks ago (having done nothing to the motor to agitate anything). Since I replaced the rear main seal in the spring along with the valve cover gasket and the oil pan gasket I thought the next place would be the oil-filter adapter o-rings. (The rear main, oil pan, and valve cover gasket got replaced by Fel-Pro PermaDry single piece gaskets. I replaced the o-rings last week along with cleaning the adapter it self completely clean inside and out.
I am still getting just as much of a leak now (since doing an oil change while replacing the o-rings, the oil on the drive way is now just cleaner)
I wanted to know what other people have found as leaks (if there can be other leaks) I also think the sending unit or the T that mates the sending unit to the block may be a leak (not sure if it could provide all the oil dripping from the side of the block…)
Thanks for any help.
Looking from above down onto Oil Pressure sending unit:
Amount of Oil driped:
I am at work and un-sure if these pictures are actually visable (let me know and I will repost when I get home.
I am going to be using brake cleaner to dry the block off from what oil is already their and trying to find the leak while the motor is running. Does any one have extra tricks on finding oil leaks?