Sergio Dimarmo wrote:
> Back to my oil leak........I notice that the car was leaking oil (more that
> usual) by the drops of oil up and down my driveway and the puddle of oil in
> my garage but I could not tell where it was coming from. Today I got down in
> there (the engine compartment) and wiped everything down, started the car
> and watched. I noticed oil coming from around the oil filter but I check and
> it was tight then I remembered that last time I changed the oil, I used a
> compressor to blow the oil out of the oil cooler. Both the lines were tight
> but the oil filter adapter bolts were a little loose. I remember that I had
> to remove the filter block to get the oil cooler lines off. This was a huge
> leak! It was seeping out from between the block and the oil filter adapter.
> I tightened all the bolts and now I'm back to my normal sized leak (you know
> what I mean).
>
> Sergio
> 1967 Sunbeam Alpine
> Series V 'AJNT 86'
> still working on it but getting closer!
I had the same problem last year when I completed a total engine rebuild. I
had torqued these bolts to what I thought was a reasonable number (I can't
remember what), started the car and had oil everywhere! I had to get back on
these bolts and really torque them down to stop the deluge.
Mike
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