gran racing
05-29-2006, 12:43 PM
I absolutely hate oil leaks! :mad1:
I've been trying to determine where in the world the engine is leaking oil. I cleaned it up very good, ran the engine but it didn't leak. I then brought it over to a friend of mine who actually knows what he is doing with cars, and he REALLY cleaned it up. Then he ran it a few times bringing the car up to temp and reving the engine. Nothing. He did notice that I filled my power steering fuid up too high, so maybe that was my "oil" leak?
One of my concerns was that it is the main seal. With two races to go last year, I had a very reputible Honda shop take a look at the car due to another issue. That time, the clutch felt like it was slipping and there was an oil leak. The shop replaced the main seal and the cluth felt good (and still does) - it also didn't leak during that double event. When my friend searched for the oil leak, he took the cover off the tranny housing to see if there was any oil built-up inside, but there wasn't. His feeling is that it isn't the main seal.
At my last race, it started leaking again. I cleaned it up, went under the car, ran it, but still couldn't find where it was leaking. The tough part is that under normal conditions, it doesn't leak (or not enough for me to see it). I'm not exactly good with working on cars, so that doesn't help my cause. :( I'm going to replace the oil pan gasket (have a spare one already anyways) and the bottom of the pan got dented in a bit mid-last year.
I'd really like to get this resolved before my next race, but am not sure what next step to take. I've seen those pour in leak stopper solutions, but doubt that will help. Or maybe I should try that? I've also heard that I can add a dye to the oil which might help me find the leak. O.k., as you can tell, I have no clue what else I can do to stop the darn oil leak. Argh!
I've been trying to determine where in the world the engine is leaking oil. I cleaned it up very good, ran the engine but it didn't leak. I then brought it over to a friend of mine who actually knows what he is doing with cars, and he REALLY cleaned it up. Then he ran it a few times bringing the car up to temp and reving the engine. Nothing. He did notice that I filled my power steering fuid up too high, so maybe that was my "oil" leak?
One of my concerns was that it is the main seal. With two races to go last year, I had a very reputible Honda shop take a look at the car due to another issue. That time, the clutch felt like it was slipping and there was an oil leak. The shop replaced the main seal and the cluth felt good (and still does) - it also didn't leak during that double event. When my friend searched for the oil leak, he took the cover off the tranny housing to see if there was any oil built-up inside, but there wasn't. His feeling is that it isn't the main seal.
At my last race, it started leaking again. I cleaned it up, went under the car, ran it, but still couldn't find where it was leaking. The tough part is that under normal conditions, it doesn't leak (or not enough for me to see it). I'm not exactly good with working on cars, so that doesn't help my cause. :( I'm going to replace the oil pan gasket (have a spare one already anyways) and the bottom of the pan got dented in a bit mid-last year.
I'd really like to get this resolved before my next race, but am not sure what next step to take. I've seen those pour in leak stopper solutions, but doubt that will help. Or maybe I should try that? I've also heard that I can add a dye to the oil which might help me find the leak. O.k., as you can tell, I have no clue what else I can do to stop the darn oil leak. Argh!