[V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4.2

[Scott Simmons]

When my valve cover gaskets were bad, it'd lean down the back of the 
rear timing cover and onto the alternator.  Didn't know if you've 
changed them yet.

~SS

Dag Bøsterud wrote:

>I'll try re-torqueing the cylinder head bolts in the morning :)
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>Thanks :)
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>Dag
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>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Ingo Rautenberg" <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>
>To: "Dag Bøsterud" <dag.boesterud at consulgranada.net>
>Cc: <V8 at audifans.com>
>Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:26 AM
>Subject: Re: [V8] Oil leak 92 V8 4.2
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>Hmm.. Couldn't see anything in the pics, but I would check the area
>at the front of the motor under the valve cover where the cylinder
>head meets the engine block and see if THAT is where it is leaking.
>I had a leak in the same spot on the other side of the engine (rear
>by the heat shield and engine speed/rpm sensors). Taken care of by re-
>torqueing cylinder head bolts.
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>Ingo
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>On Sep 15, 2007, at 2:12 PM, Dag Bøsterud wrote:
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>>As I wrote earlier today, there was no sign of a leak when the car  was 
>>dismantled. We changed all the seals anyway,
>>and started the car up.
>>Back to square one. The oil pressure senders one the right hand  side of 
>>the block has been checked, and
>>seems to not be the cultprit.
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>>I did take two pictures, located at the following url: 
>>www.consulgranada.net/v8leak
>>It will also leak at the bottom of the timing belt cover.
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>>The leak starts when the oil temperature starts to rise, and it  seems 
>>that the leak is bigger at high rpms than at low rpms.
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>>So to summarize:
>>Changed all seals around the cams and the distributors.
>>Changed the seals around the crank and the oil pump. (did see a  massive 
>>improvement after this)
>>Oil pressure senders seems okay
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>>Any clues..?
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>>/Dag
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>>92 V8 4.2
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