RE: '91 200Q : oil leak

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

Argh! I think I may have this problem as well. I noticed oil in that
area (just in front of the filter) when I changed it the other day.

Probably a lot more than $500 for the 3B engine as well...
- peter
  peterhe@microsoft.com - http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/1001
  91 200qw
  94 acura legend gs
  issaquah, wa, usa


>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Andrew Duane USG/PE [SMTP:duane@zk3.dec.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, January 14, 1997 4:48 AM
>To:	rao@pixar.com
>Cc:	quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject:	Re: '91 200Q : oil leak
>
>Hairy green toads from Mars made Arun Rao say:
>
>> 	I was working on my old '85 5KT yesterday, and I noticed --
>> 	horror of horrors! -- that my precious 200Q (52K miles) was
>> 	leaking oil. Lots of golden brown all over the underside
>> 	of the oil-pan. I'm pretty sure it's very recent,
>> 	and it's engine oil all right, but I haven't yet found
>> 	the source. Anyone encountered anything similar, esp.
>> 	with the 3B's?
>
>Don't know about the 3B engine, but that oil leak on an NF engine
>means a new oil pump is in the works. The pump is attached to the
>front/passenger side corner of the oil pan, right next to the
>pressure sender underneath.  It is prone to leaking as it gets old.
>
>I finally bit the bullet and replaced mine after > 1 year of dripping
>oil on my garage floor and smelling it dripping on my exhaust.
>
>Parts: $500, labor: $250.
>
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