[Healeys] massive oil leak

[i erbs]

Agreed

On Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 3:42 PM Jim Ryan <ryan at jimryan.com> wrote:

> I second that.  But I still think I'd go with the spin on oil filter. I
> had mine on that card for 40 years before I sold the car. I always had
> miscellaneous drips from places but never from the filter.
>
> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022, 4:36 PM Jonathan Einhorn <einhornlawoffice at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> The doctors have a saying: "When you hear hooves, think horses, not
>> zebras", meaning, look always look first for the simplest explanation.
>> (also known as Occam's Razor). Its easy enough to get another gasket (if
>> it's a canister), and try again.
>>
>> jon
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 2:12 PM Roger Grace via Healeys <
>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>>> On 2 occasions on different AH cars with spin ons I had bad (not
>>> massive) oil leaks it that area.
>>> In both, it was leaking where the spin on adaptor attaches to the block
>>> with those allen head bolts.
>>> They had worked loose.
>>> The leaking oil was visible when idling from downstairs.
>>> It would be worth checking them for tightness when you have the filter
>>> off.
>>> rg
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 21, 2022 at 7:30 AM Simon Lachlan via Healeys <
>>> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had my Exxon Valdez moment when the rubber sealing ring in the
>>>> original filter was not properly located. 60+/- psi and, of course, my not
>>>> realizing what was going on…..messy. Luckily, I had to back out of the
>>>> garage and walk over to open the gate. So at least I spotted the leak
>>>> before I drove off.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Years ago, in my student days, a fellow Healey owner….. He had a
>>>> girlfriend whose father was less permissive than she was. He, cunningly (he
>>>> thought) parked his car at the crest of their drive so he could freewheel
>>>> down the slight gradient until he was away from the house. So, come the
>>>> dawn, he sneaks downstairs and does exactly that. But the drive had an
>>>> electronically controlled gate with a kind of knuckle thing in the centre
>>>> of the tarmac against which the gates would locate. This thing somehow
>>>> knocked his sump nut off. He switched on, drove off, ran it dry and wrecked
>>>> the engine. Hey ho.
>>>>
>>>> Simon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Michael
>>>> J Maloney via Healeys
>>>> *Sent:* 21 October 2022 13:38
>>>> *To:* Stephen Hutchings <s.hutchings at rogers.com>
>>>> *Cc:* Ahealey help <healeys at autox.team.net>; i erbs <
>>>> eyera3000 at gmail.com>
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] massive oil leak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My experience with massive oil leak occurred when I replaced original
>>>> filter with a spin-off.The problem was at the engine block and the adapter
>>>> for the spin off. I had to modify the adapter by filing a small notch in
>>>> it,so that it fit flat against the block. Problem solved THEN the cleanup
>>>> began!
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