Good morning: I'd check the seal around your timing chain cover. Could be
leaking and blowing back over the filter. Retighten all bolts. Maybe that
helps.
Dave Gebhard
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Bacon <ben.bacon@crbusa.com>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: OIL leak
>
> Greetings to the list. I have an oil leak on my GT6 engine that's driving
> me crazy. It appears that oil "may" be leaking from either around the Oil
> filter housing cover, or just up a bit in front of it. I've put a new oil
> filter with new o-ring on which made no difference. In the drive way, of
> course I see no oil leaking. After an hour run there is a film of oil on
> the underside of the oil filter housing and oil on the frame (also under
the
> filter). I'm also a least a 1/4 to 1/3 quart low after an hours drive. The
> top of the filter is dry. I've also tried another filter housing which
made
> no difference. I've replaced the gasket under the distributor and I have
no
> leaks around the oil pressure gauge. I even replaced the head gasket, just
> to make sure. (ok I wanted to check the piston size too) I suppose the oil
> pan gasket could be leaking but don't see it throwing oil to atop of the
> frame
>
> Any ideas on what to try next. I was thinking of installing a oil filter
> adaptor plate to use a standard oil filter. Any thought's on this.
Except
> for the oil leak the engine is tight and runs like a top.
>
> I'm normally a lurker on the digest, so please responded direct to my
email.
>
> Ben Bacon
>
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