Mineral Oil alternative

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Tue Jul 1 18:50:29 EDT 2003


At 09:16 PM 07/01/2003 +0100, mike wrote:
>and if my recent experience is anything to go by the
>only seal you need is the o ring under the cross plug
>
>mike
>
>
>  --- Kneale Brownson <knotnook at traverse.com> wrote: >
>At 10:33 AM 07/01/2003 -0700, Digitalorg wrote:
> > >--
> > >--
> >
>  Mine is leaking a bit at the
> > pump,
> > Be aware that a "little" leak at the pump can become
> > a rush of oil that
> > empties the reservoir in just a few minutes of
> > driving.
> >
> > A reseal kit is about $25.
> >

I've been told repeatedly by shop folks who've just replaced a seal under
one of those mushroom caps to plug a leak that the fact one O-ring has
hardened enough to start leaking is a good predictor that another and then
another will do the same.  I figure you might as well replace them all at once.




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