[V8] FW: oil leak
Paul Jager
pjager at telus.net
Wed May 17 17:23:55 EDT 2006
The Bose system is basically "nice" junk compared to decent aftermarket like
Infinity speakers and MTX amps. So I got rid of that stuff.
On my v8 system I have a trunk floor mounted (spare cover) sealed subwoofer
system like we build for the 928's. There is good volume cap in the spare
well so the bass is unreal.
Engine cold, increased clearance - oil returns down valve seals
Engine hot - oil returns down proper head drains.
Use low viscosity oil synthetic and it will drain faster - causing less to
hit the chamber when cold.
Paul
-----Original Message-----
From: D Morralee [mailto:superdaveski at hotmail.com]
Sent: May 17, 2006 8:32 AM
To: pjager at telus.net
Subject: RE: [V8] FW: oil leak
Hey Paul
I'm not sure why my orginial reply doesn't show up on the V8 Forum ?
I did turn in the head bolts a little a year ago and it didn't do anything
. I think when I get around to doing my T Belt I will pull the heads off and
put a new H gasket in. I will also have to do the Valve seals in this car .
If I start the car up and move it a few feet and then later in the day go
and move it again it will smoke on start up. If I drove the car for 15 mins
and go to restart there is no smoke . Ah these V8's there is always
something to do or learn. Right now I'm replacing all the capicitors in the
Amps ( Speakers ) Not a hard job once you find all the information and do
some reading up on it. Do you have a Bose system ?
cheers
Dave Ottawa Canada
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From: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
Reply-To: pjager at telus.net
To: D Morralee <superdaveski at hotmail.com>, v8 at audifans.com
CC: cbdllc at ntelos.net
Subject: RE: [V8] FW: oil leak
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 10:22:23 -0700
I put the splash shield system in as well...however, being in the
country any smell - exhaust, oil burn is amplified.
So after a run the even vapors from the hot block smell up the garage.
My service record shows new headgaskets at about 40K miles. I think when
the car hit 70K miles the first owner said enough is enough.
The dealer set him up with an A8 and essentially wholesaled the V8 to me
on a "no come backs" condition.
The leak slows when the block expands which leads me to believe if the
head bolts are tightened say a 1/4 turn it will slow the flow at least 50%.
My theory is which such a short engine there is not quite the
traditional surface area there to seal the oil passage.
Paul
www.jageng.com
-----Original Message-----
From: D Morralee [mailto:superdaveski at hotmail.com]
Sent: May 15, 2006 8:43 AM
To: pjager at telus.net; v8 at audifans.com
Cc: cbdllc at ntelos.net
Subject: RE: [V8] FW: oil leak
Paul
My V8 has the same sort of leak as yours ... I have tried to source it
and felt that it was leaking were the cyl head meets the block. I have not
fixed the leak, but I've stopped getting this comment " hey your cars smokin
" I put a simple metal plate over the crossover ( exhaust ) this way there
is no more smoke .....
Dave
4.2L 93 / 5000cdqt 87 wintercar
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From: Paul Jager <pjager at telus.net>
Reply-To: pjager at telus.net
To: v8 at audifans.com
CC: cbdllc at ntelos.net
Subject: [V8] FW: oil leak
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 14:30:29 -0700
>I have the same leak rear RH side.
>
>It does appear to be the head gasket. By running low viscosity oil
it lowers
>the oil pressure and slows the leak.
>
>I was thinking of turning the head bolts 1/4 turn or so. But
ultimately
>there is an issue with the block/heads or the gasket itself. RPM
Sensors etc
>are oil coated. I can't see anywhere else this leak could come
from.
>
>93 4.2 ~ 120K miles.
>
>
>Paul
>www.jageng.com
>
>PS These SS exhaust tips do fit and look great on the V8Q...
>http://www.jageng.com/Images/ExhTip_GT_SS.jpg
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "CB&D, LLC" <cbdllc at ntelos.net>
>To: "@V8 list" <v8 at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 5:09 PM
>Subject: Re: [V8] oil leak
>
>
> > In my quest for a dry motor I cleaned it today. Two cans of
Gunk
> > and a power washer hooked to hot water. The good news is it
looks
> > great. The not so good news are the oil leak(s) I have one on
the
> > left rear and one on the right front.
> >
> > The rear leak appears just under the exhaust header for cylinder
8
> > and drips off the corner of the block. The distributor and
valve
> > cover seals are new and dry. The motor mount and RPM sensor
heat
> > shield block a view of the exact point of origin, but it appears
> > that it can only be the head gasket.
> >
> > The leak at the front appears just under the exhaust for
cylinder 1
> > and pools in the "V" at the top of the cover that the oil
sensors
> > attach to and then runs down on top of the alternator. I
thought
> > this leak was coming from the front cover, but now that things
are
> > clean it looks more like the head gasket.
> >
> > So...the motors clean for now, but it looks like a "dry" motor
are
> > not in the cards for me any time soon.
> >
> > Has anyone done the head gaskets that can encourage me with a
"oh,
> > that's easy to fix"?
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com]
On
> > Behalf Of swett at comcast.net
> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 12:04 PM
> > To: v8 at audifans.com
> > Subject: [V8] 93 4.2 oil leak
> >
> > Hello V8 heads,
> >
> > I'm having some trouble finding the source of a pretty large oil
> > leak on the drivers side bank of my 93 4.2. Not being very
familiar
> > with this engine yet, allow me to ask for your expertise.
> >
> > This leak appears to be coming off the back corner of the head,
at
> > the head gasket. Is there a distributor gasket that could be
blown
> > sending oil down along this route? I thought I've heard or read
of
> > somebody else over the years experiencing this leak. It just
> > doesn't seem to me that a head gasket could leak oil at this
rate.
> > I'm hoping that either my V/C gasket is leaking or perhaps
something
> > at the distributor. Car has 100k on it.
> >
> > would love to hear about any similiar symptoms of this nature
that
> > you've seen before.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Regards,
> > Allen
> > Too many audis to list.
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