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Oil and filters... [UPDATE]



pulley side ??  could be your front main seal (at the intermediate shaft area?

or you talking still by the filter/oil exchange area ?

<confused due to boredome at work>


--- Mike Smith <smithma7@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Okey.  Got home and drove it up on the ramps.  Got underneath.  Saw some
> dripping but couldn't figure out where it was coming from as it was dripping
> from bottom of oil pan.  (BTW, if head gasket blows, then you get coolant/oil
> mixture, correct?  This is straight oil, so no blown gasket.  Phew!)  So I
> started it back up and crawled underneath again.  This time, there's a stream
> about a quarter inch thick pouring down.  I grab the flashlight and move the
> hoses and there it is, streaming down from above the filter housing.
>  
> What's the culprit?  Gasket?  Hole?  Hose?  It was too tight for me to really
> get a look at where it was actually coming from.  But, if you laid down under
> your car with your feet pointing straight out, I can tell you it's coming
> from the backside (faces oilpan), about a quarter of the way from the right
> (passenger side).  Any ideas?  I'm going to consult the Bentley after sending
> this, but would appreciate any and all educated guesses and non-guesses ("I
> know exactly what it is" type answers).
>  
> Please get back ASAP as I need this thing road worthy ASAP.  I drove the POS
> today and can do it again, however, it's not insured and I don't like taking
> chances with DC's traffic.  Also the wipers on the POS don't work and if it
> rains, I'll have more issues.
>  
> Thanks,
> Mike
> '86 red 16v (The Bleeder)
> 
> C Boyko <roccit_53@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Works fine if youhave strng hands, which I don't, so I use the dreaded 
> rubber strap wrench. Seems to work fine. But there are SO many other place 
> for oil to come out. Cathy
> 
> 
> >From: "Jeff Toomasson" 
> >To: "car" 
> >Subject: Re: Oil and filters...
> >Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 08:11:51 -0700
> >
> >I'd been told early on that all you need to do is hand-tighten the filter
> >until you can't tighten it further (always lube the threads and seal with
> >clean oil). I've _never_ had a failure using this method. So I doubt this 
> >is
> >your problem....AFA what it _is_ , I'm not sure from your description.
> >
> >HTH, JT
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Mike Smith" 
> >To: "car" 
> >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 7:44 AM
> >Subject: Oil and filters...
> >
> >
> > > Pardon my naiveness, although I have learned a lot from the list, when
> >compared to what I still don't know, it's next to nothing. Anyway, if an
> >oil filter is not tight enough, will it keep a seal for a while (like 3
> >days) and then blow? I was on the way to work this morning (fortunately
> >only 5 minutes from home when it happened) when I noticed a big blue cloud
> >behind me. I'm so happy I'm a regular mirror checker. At first I thought
> >it must be someone else as I had just done emissions in July and aced it.
> >But when everyone else had turned off the road and it was just me, it was
> >still there. I pulled over and looked under the front end. The car was
> >hemorrhaging oil from the front of the pan. I'm assuming it's from the
> >filter. Being in work clothes, I didn't get under and check, but after
> >checking the oil, I found it had lost about half a quart in about 3 
> >minutes.
> >Is this what happens if the filter is not on tight enough?
> > >
> > > Secondly, other than being a pain to take it off the next time, is there
> >anything wrong with over-tightening the filter?
> > >
> > > BTW, I got it home with no issues and parked it. I will be looking at 
> >it
> >tonight when I get home from work. And thank the powers that be that I
> >didn't get around to getting rid of the POS Pontiac last week.
> > >
> > > Mike
> > > '86 red 16v ("Careful! I'm a bleeder!" - Jim Carey, "The Mask")
> > >
> > >
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