[V8] 1990 V8 p/s pump

[Ingo Rautenberg]

My suggestion is after you've cleaned up the mess you have the GF  
start the car while you look at the pump area (and if it's not  
already obvious where the leak is coming from) have her turn the  
wheel left/right.  You should see where the leak's coming from right  
away.  Good luck, Ed.

Ingo

On Jun 28, 2008, at 3:08 PM, Ed Kellock wrote:

> I did torque the cap.  I wet the o-ring with fluid before  
> installing it.
>
> I've just cleaned the area and am waiting for it to dry before I  
> try to
> determine where the leak is.  I really hope it is not anything  
> requiring
> removal of the pump again because the holes for the two mounts  
> bolts were
> stripped and I had to tap them as deep as possible and cut new  
> bolts to
> custom length to maximize the bite.  Then I used blue Loctite on  
> them.  I
> really don't want to disturb that.
>
> Anyway, I'll see what it is in due time.
>
> Ed
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
>> [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
>> Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:28 AM
>> To: Ed Kellock; 'q - V8'
>> Subject: Re: [V8] 1990 V8 p/s pump
>>
>>
>> Did you tighten the cap to the specified torque?  Bentley
>> calls for 37 ft lbs.  I've resealed half a dozen pumps, and
>> never had one of the mushroom caps start leaking again.  I
>> always soak the O-rings in Pentosin for an hour or so before
>> installing.  Don't know whether that has any effect, but it
>> makes me feel better.  I also install the cap seals on the
>> cap rather than into the pump body.  I presume lots of oil on
>> the cap and O-ring lets the cap turn to tighten without
>> distorting the seal.
>>
>> Ed Kellock <ed.kellock at msn.com> wrote:  I pulled the pump a
>> couple of weeks ago and replaced an o-ring in a leaking x-cap.
>>
>> Today, GF returns home from errands with Pentosin gusher.
>> Everything's soaked, including front bumper, headlight, lower
>> door panels, rear tire.
>>
>> It's too dirty and wet to tell what's leaking until I clean
>> it up. I'm hoping it's an unrelated failure. Any thoughts on
>> whether my o-ring repair could have caused something else downstream?
>>
>> Ed
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