Oil leak 340
I have a question for the highly knowledgeable FABO folks.
After installing a PCV valve on my car most of the oil leaks disappeared. However when I replaced the power steering gear with a manual gear the car sat with the front jacked up for a month. I also used a floor jack and 2x4 to raise the engine to get the gear out. About 2 weeks after finishing that project I discovered oil leaking out from under the car. I torqued the oil pan gasket down per recommendation to about 80 inch pounds per screw. Oil leak has gotten worse. Still a drip but constant.
based on this picture here is the source of the drip with what appears to be the drip stream..
I’m not seeing oil here...
The lower bell housing inspection cover has what appears to be oil entering the left side however the cover seems to be oil free other than this.
Per the service manual I torqued the oil pan bolts to about 10 ft pounds which is midway to the service manual recommended 200inch pounds or 16.7 foot pounds.
At this point I would like to avoid trying to replace either the oil pan gasket or while in the car. Does anyone have any ideas. The leak is a drip right now but my guess is going to be worse.
I have a question for the highly knowledgeable FABO folks.
After installing a PCV valve on my car most of the oil leaks disappeared. However when I replaced the power steering gear with a manual gear the car sat with the front jacked up for a month. I also used a floor jack and 2x4 to raise the engine to get the gear out. About 2 weeks after finishing that project I discovered oil leaking out from under the car. I torqued the oil pan gasket down per recommendation to about 80 inch pounds per screw. Oil leak has gotten worse. Still a drip but constant.
based on this picture here is the source of the drip with what appears to be the drip stream..
I’m not seeing oil here...
The lower bell housing inspection cover has what appears to be oil entering the left side however the cover seems to be oil free other than this.
Per the service manual I torqued the oil pan bolts to about 10 ft pounds which is midway to the service manual recommended 200inch pounds or 16.7 foot pounds.
At this point I would like to avoid trying to replace either the oil pan gasket or while in the car. Does anyone have any ideas. The leak is a drip right now but my guess is going to be worse.
