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[allen25]

thanks, will look it up now, much appreciated. Cheers, again sorry to mess up the thread.

[allen25]

Looks like fun!

[dbug]

thanks, will look it up now, much appreciated. Cheers, again sorry to mess up the thread.

You should really start your own post mate, not keep hijacking someone elses post!!

[Big_Al]

hi guys,
              please excuse my exuberence but after weeks of trying to get to the bottom of this leak it seems it is now FIXED

All along I was convinced that the leak was somewhere on the N/S of the engine & those of you who have followed this & the previous thread will know I have tried all the usual oil leak remedys including new GM gaskets on both covers as the first option .

I took some more pictures a few days ago of the engine in partial strip down & noticed that there seemed to be a 25mm section of the o/s cam cover that was lifted & warped & the gasket did not seem to as tight there as elsewhere along that side.  :

That side is directly above  the v of the engine  & where oil was  accumulating around the oil cooler plate & then making it's way down to the ground via various routes.

 Today I  changed the o/s cam cover for a known good one & it seems that was the problem all along . cannot believe I have got this far & missed that 

After top end rebuild,firstly ran the car ,still on front ramps for 25mins & no sign of any leak or any oil showing where previously it was .

Dropped the car off of the ramps & before there would be a flood of oil on top of the front of the  sump below the pulleys in a matter of 2/3 minutes. . . .    but all clear  . . no oil showing after 10 mins .

Then I switched car off & left it for half hour  . . .  .still nothing showing.

Took car for a 20 mile drive . . .     on returning & checking  . .   all clear  . . no oil .

Car has been left standing on drive with a "Cardboard  Sheet Oil Catcher" underneath . . .  & still no oil 

So after all this time & effort it seems like I have finally cured it .

Thanks goes out to all the (and it is quite a few ) Oof members who have contributed in one way or another in trying to sort this problem , but looks like with all your help I have finally got there .

Thanks, guys,


Regards, Al

[albitz]

Nice one Al.Glad you got it sorted in the end.

[the alarming man]

will we see it at next meet then..??..

[omega3000]

Nice one Al.Glad you got it sorted in the end.

+ 1 

[Big_Al]

will we see it at next meet then..??..

Of course . . .    got one coming up have you ?     


Mark, if we have a bit of exchange posting tonight I may end up with a post count knighthood 

[The Red Baron]

Well done.
Thank gawd for that. 
sorry, got to laugh though.

[dbug]

Well done mate - replied to your PM 

[Big_Al]

Well done.
Thank gawd for that. 
sorry, got to laugh though.

Even I'm laughing tonight  Jon . . .         

 Think I might write a book on this little  escapade, maybe it could be titled    "It Came From The Outer Cam Cover "

[amba]

Good result,Al.

Perserverance was the order of the day