on 10/7/03 8:35 AM, Steve Piepenbrink at mgbyellow@netzero.net wrote:
> Sorry to bomb the list with my tests the other day but I wasn't getting
> through with my posts or getting my tests back on my laptop.
>
> I have some oil leak questions.
>
> I have 2 puddles of oil under my car (79 MGB). The front puddle is dirty
> engine oil that is coming from the timing cover area. I am assuming I need a
> new seal there. Any good suggestions as how to get the big nut loose there
> other than an air tool?
Long cheater bar should do it. Definitely break this loose before pulling
the engine -- you need the weight of the car and the tranny in gear, or
you'll just turn the crank over.
>
> The other puddle is behind the first and is nice clean oil that I think must
> be coming from the transmission. I can't really pinpoint where it is dripping
> out but I had to add a quart of oil to the transmission at my recent oil
> change. Is there any place there is a common transmission leak? I am afraid
> I will have to pull the engine to get the transmission leak fixed. Darn.
>
Transmission front seal comes to mind, and yeah, it will have to come out.
Might be easier to clean up the engine front area while it's out of the car,
anyway, or at least you can look at it that way <g>.
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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