pentosin drip

[Kneale Brownson]

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Do you mean the oil seems to be coming from the ends of the hoses where
there are largish bolts holding them to the pump?

It seems highly unlikely that both fittings would develop leaks.  I'd guess
the leak actually is either from the center of the pump (it splits apart
between the two rearmost of the three hoses) or from the front of the pump
and running back along the pump to where you see it at the hose ends.

When you attempted to tighten the bolts at the hose ends, did they
move?  They're supposed to be torqued only to 25 ft. lb. (rearmost hose)
and 30 ft. lb.

Anyway, try drying the entire area off by wiping repeatedly with paper
towels or rags.  Then run the engine briefly and try to determine where the
oil has begun to seep from by dabbing/examining, dabbing/examining, etc.,
with a clean paper towel.

If you find the leak is, indeed, from the hose connection to the pump, you
probably have the O-ring type of hose end seal and the O-ring has hardened
with age and lost its ability to seal.  There would be an O-ring in a
groove on both faces of the hose end fitting.


At 02:06 PM 12/13/2001 -0800, pasquale pilato wrote:

>Hello group,
>I've noticed my 1990 100q making an oil patch in my
>driveway.  I'm sure it is Pentosin because I need to
>fill it up every so offten.  The leak looks like it is
>comming from the pump from those 2 "knuckles" that the
>hose connects to.  I'm afraid to take them apart
>because I am not sure if I'll ruin a seal or put my
>car out of commision.  Looking in the archives I did
>not see anything for a 100q.  I tried to tighten them
>and nothing happened.
>
>Do I need to replace the entire hose and connection,
>or does the problem seem bigger.  Any help would be
>great.  I'm just not to sure what to look for and how
>to fix it.  Thanks.
>
>ptp
>weeping 100q
>
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