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Old Mar 18, 2002 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tda79' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:02
MEEEEEEE TOOOOOO!!

about a week ago I got into the same situation and I'm losing oil like a champ....it started leaking somewhere around the filter and hasn't stopped since....even with alot of light I can't see the damn thing and theres no gushing of any so I'm also thinking that it's the oil filter assembly. If you narrow it down let me know or I'll be removing every thing this week.
actually he is the jinx. j/k

damn i'm gald im not alone..... I can't see it either, but if drive like a couple blocks them bam oil spilt.
Old Mar 18, 2002 | 02:09 PM
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I guess it's up to me to figure it out. Tomorrow should be a dry day. So I'll check it out.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:09
I guess it's up to me to figure it out. Tomorrow should be a dry day. So I'll check it out.
good, get on it! It seems we all have the same problem too.
Old Mar 18, 2002 | 02:23 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,15:11
[quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:09']I guess it's up to me to figure it out. Tomorrow should be a dry day. So I'll check it out.
good, get on it! It seems we all have the same problem too.[/quote]

Yeah, maybe it's contagious.
Old Mar 18, 2002 | 08:37 PM
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I worked on mine for a couple hours today and.....

It will not leak if i drive normal ( under 3k), but if i have fun , it will leak. I noticed that the pool on the side housing could be coming from oil being sprayed onto the side housing ( actually on the little plate, protector thingy, that covers up a section between the sidehousing and the tranny, what the hell is it for, i looked down there and didn't know what i was seeing?) and it comes off that and pools up there, i also noticed oil seaping out on one side of the oil filter assembly ( inbetween the neck that comes off the side housings and the thing the oil filter screws into). So in conclusion it must be coming from there, there is no way it could be sprayed from the housings ontop of that plate. But i still thinnk a tiny bit of oil is coming from the side housings. My friends camcorder battery was dead, so tommorrow we are rigging it up and takin it for a spin! And once again there is no leak no matter how hard i push the engine while its not in motion! wtf?
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,21:37
I worked on mine for a couple hours today and.....

It will not leak if i drive normal ( under 3k), but if i have fun , it will leak. I noticed that the pool on the side housing could be coming from oil being sprayed onto the side housing ( actually on the little plate, protector thingy, that covers up a section between the sidehousing and the tranny, what the hell is it for, i looked down there and didn't know what i was seeing?) and it comes off that and pools up there, i also noticed oil seaping out on one side of the oil filter assembly ( inbetween the neck that comes off the side housings and the thing the oil filter screws into). So in conclusion it must be coming from there, there is no way it could be sprayed from the housings ontop of that plate. But i still thinnk a tiny bit of oil is coming from the side housings. My friends camcorder battery was dead, so tommorrow we are rigging it up and takin it for a spin! And once again there is no leak no matter how hard i push the engine while its not in motion! wtf?
Did you get rid of all of the old oil?
Old Mar 19, 2002 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by 1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,21:37
I worked on mine for a couple hours today and.....

It will not leak if i drive normal ( under 3k), but if i have fun , it will leak. I noticed that the pool on the side housing could be coming from oil being sprayed onto the side housing ( actually on the little plate, protector thingy, that covers up a section between the sidehousing and the tranny, what the hell is it for, i looked down there and didn't know what i was seeing?) and it comes off that and pools up there, i also noticed oil seaping out on one side of the oil filter assembly ( inbetween the neck that comes off the side housings and the thing the oil filter screws into). So in conclusion it must be coming from there, there is no way it could be sprayed from the housings ontop of that plate. But i still thinnk a tiny bit of oil is coming from the side housings. My friends camcorder battery was dead, so tommorrow we are rigging it up and takin it for a spin! And once again there is no leak no matter how hard i push the engine while its not in motion! wtf?
I found my leak, and it is VERY easy to miss. After cleaning everything up I started the car and ran to the engine bay. I could see oil seeping out inbetween the rear rotor housing and back plate, where the dowel pin is. So it's either the little seal inbetween the plate and housing, or a crack in the rear plate. Either way the motor has to be pulled. Luckily I have a spare rear housing. So it won't cost me anything, except for my labor. I'll also have to port the rear housing to match my port.



If you really can't find your leak at idle then put the car on jackstands and "drive" it while somebody looks for a leak.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 19 2002,15:13
[quote name='1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,21:37']I worked on mine for a couple hours today and.....

It will not leak if i drive normal ( under 3k), but if i have fun , it will leak. I noticed that the pool on the side housing could be coming from oil being sprayed onto the side housing ( actually on the little plate, protector thingy, that covers up a section between the sidehousing and the tranny, what the hell is it for, i looked down there and didn't know what i was seeing?) and it comes off that and pools up there, i also noticed oil seaping out on one side of the oil filter assembly ( inbetween the neck that comes off the side housings and the thing the oil filter screws into). So in conclusion it must be coming from there, there is no way it could be sprayed from the housings ontop of that plate. But i still thinnk a tiny bit of oil is coming from the side housings. My friends camcorder battery was dead, so tommorrow we are rigging it up and takin it for a spin! And once again there is no leak no matter how hard i push the engine while its not in motion! wtf?
I found my leak, and it is VERY easy to miss. After cleaning everything up I started the car and ran to the engine bay. I could see oil seeping out inbetween the rear rotor housing and back plate, where the dowel pin is. So it's either the little seal inbetween the plate and housing, or a crack in the rear plate. Either way the motor has to be pulled. Luckily I have a spare rear housing. So it won't cost me anything, except for my labor. I'll also have to port the rear housing to match my port.



If you really can't find your leak at idle then put the car on jackstands and "drive" it while somebody looks for a leak.[/quote]

IF it turns out to be a cracked rear plate then it's probably from too much boost. I turned down my boost controller a few weeks ago, but that 93 upper intake flows MUCH better than the TII manifold. That mod alone raises the boost. So if you do it you'll need to reprogram your boost controller.



It may just be the seal because my motor has always had low oil pressure at idle, and it doesn't get to 60 PSI until 4K RPM's. It was like that even before I rebuilt it.
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Originally Posted by 13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:23
[quote name='1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,15:11'][quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:09']I guess it's up to me to figure it out. Tomorrow should be a dry day. So I'll check it out.
good, get on it! It seems we all have the same problem too.[/quote]

Yeah, maybe it's contagious.[/quote]

I'm proud to say that I don't have any oil leaks around my filter, so it's not contagious.



Of course the fact that my CAR DOESN'T RUN YET has something to do with it I suppose.
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Originally Posted by Rotarydragon' date='Mar. 19 2002,15:43
[quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:23'][quote name='1Revvin7' date='Mar. 18 2002,15:11'][quote name='13BAce' date='Mar. 18 2002,12:09']I guess it's up to me to figure it out. Tomorrow should be a dry day. So I'll check it out.
good, get on it! It seems we all have the same problem too.[/quote]

Yeah, maybe it's contagious.[/quote]

I'm proud to say that I don't have any oil leaks around my filter, so it's not contagious.



Of course the fact that my CAR DOESN'T RUN YET has something to do with it I suppose.[/quote]

Mine runs, but it has a bladder problem. I think that oil leaks are the reason why my oil gets black so quickly.



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