[Healeys] massive oil leak

[Michael Oritt]

Richard--

I asked because--as opposed to the stock "slinger": or archimedes
screw--were there a modern lip seal I believe its failure might allow a
major oil leak to develop.

Best--Michael Oritt

On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 8:12 PM Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Years ago someone suggested cleaning up the oil and spraying athletes'
> foot spray on and watch where is displaces as the oil drips leaving a trail
> to the source. I would imagine that if the added rear seal dislodged, it
> would not produce more oil than if the rear seal had never been added.
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of Stephen
> Hutchings via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 20, 2022 6:52 PM
> *To:* Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>; i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] massive oil leak
>
> I know what you mean Michael, but I once had an oil filter leak that
> spewed out a substantial amount of oil, and a lot of it was left dripping
> from the engine-gearbox junction. As I initially said, the filter leaks can
> be hard to trace .
>
> Stephen, BJ8
>
> On Oct 20, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Michael Oritt via Healeys <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I've not been following this string that closely as I have been travelling
> but I thought that the initial posts described the leak as coming from the
> engine-transmission junction and the small hole in the tranny.  If that's
> the case I don't see how a leak at the oil filter cannister could be the
> cause.
>
> I wonder if the scroll seal had been replaced by what we call a "proper"
> rear seal and if it had somehow become dislodged, allowing major amounts
> of oil into the bellhousing and ontio the garage floor?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
> On Thu, Oct 20, 2022 at 5:46 PM Ricchardd Mayor <boyracer466 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I did some research awhile back about oil filter leaks and found that
> there are reports that over-tightening the canister can sometimes damage
> the sealing O ring  to such an extent that it can cause a substantial oil
> leak.
>
>
> Richard Mayor
> boyracer466 at gmail.com
>
>
> On Oct 20, 2022, at 4:49 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Spray break cleaner all over an d clean up the oil. Fill your block,
> starts the car, once any pressure shows on your gauge, turn it off. Check
> for leaks.
> I'll bet it's the filter. If canister type, the seal ring must have
> slipped, if spin on conversion, make sure you put a thin coat of oil on the
> seal and tighten
>
> On Sat, Oct 15, 2022, 1:10 PM healeymanjim <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>
> wrote:
>
> changed oil in a club member's tri carb.   went to get gas and noticed
> lots of oil under car.  by the time i got back had lost about 4 qts or more
> of oil on a few mile drive.  coming from rear of engine and coming out
> bottom joint and cotter pin hole. was only a small drip before oil change.
> assume it is coming from rear main, but could it fail that fast?   any
> other places to look?
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