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| Blazing EF |
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ok as you can see im not too happy jan
basically i changed my oil on sunday and i put some good s**t in it (Fuchs) and its leaking. now i changed the bolt and washer and the bastards still leaking. What can i do besides changing the sump? |
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| Leroy |
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where is it leaking from exactly? have you check that all the sump bolts are tight
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| joolz |
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You mean the sump plug? its not a normal washer as in steel, you have to use aluminium or copper (something soft) as it wont seal properlsy.
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| twr7cx |
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Did you go from running thick oil to thin? Might find the oils to thin for the old engine?
You'll have to lift the engine to change the sump too, as the K-frame is in the way... What washer did you use, I've always found the washers they use on spark plugs to be ace! |
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| twr7cx |
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joolz wrote: its not a normal washer as in steel, you have to use aluminium or copper (something soft) as it wont seal properlsy.
you are correct, there's also fibre ones, but they need to be replaced reguarly. |
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| Blazing EF |
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sorry yes its leaking form the sump plug and i just bought a new bolt and washer from ford so its all good but yeah still leaking so its a take the sump and get a new one time is it???
no oil was same viscocity as was in there plus my motors only a 20000kms old its stage 5 motor |
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| Gaz |
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how tight is the sump plug? any chance you may have xthreaded it when puttin it back in?
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| Blazing EF |
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im guessing i have mate cause i got no other ideas. anything to patch it up for the moment?
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| joolz |
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Check for any burrs around the surface where the washer seats in. Dont know how you would have cross threaded it as you should be able to do it up by hand. If your real desperate you can use some teflon tape on the bolt thread to seal it.
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| Blazing EF |
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hey guys
just took it to a mates mechanic ( I hate em so i try and fix things myself but this guy was good) basically there was a little hole next to the sump plug. my only guess is it was there before but i never noticed it and the washer that was on there was bigger so it must have covered it. anyway basically hes patched it upo for now, he was gonna put some sorta contact cement but the oil was still hot and so was the sump so he put some red sorta putty type stuff and its holding so im happy. Thanks for all your help |
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