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oil leak
« on: 09 April 2010, 19:06:15 »
changed oil leak has now started to run from star scew  on sump is there any thing i can do to stop leak scew is tight :o
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #1 on: 09 April 2010, 19:08:11 »
Did you use a new "O" ring?
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #2 on: 09 April 2010, 19:08:30 »
New rubber o-ring and/or new sump plug.  The plug with the rubber o-ring is a fairly low torque plug - dead easy to overtighten!!

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Re: oil leak
« Reply #3 on: 09 April 2010, 19:12:14 »
10nm !

Put o ring in other way up, but ultimately new sump bolt. Don't overtighten
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #4 on: 09 April 2010, 19:16:28 »
a friend of mine changed the oil for me is the sump bolt a star screw as i am new to this :o
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #5 on: 09 April 2010, 19:26:13 »
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a friend of mine changed the oil for me is the sump bolt a star screw as i am new to this :o

Yes. Sounds as if the O ring is either missing or not seated in its groove properly. ;)
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #6 on: 09 April 2010, 19:28:50 »
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a friend of mine changed the oil for me is the sump bolt a star screw as i am new to this :o

Yes. Sounds as if the O ring is either missing or not seated in its groove properly. ;)

Dropped into the old oil, that's where the Gnome usually looses mine. ;D
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« Reply #7 on: 09 April 2010, 19:33:26 »
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a friend of mine changed the oil for me is the sump bolt a star screw as i am new to this :o

Yes. Sounds as if the O ring is either missing or not seated in its groove properly. ;)

Dropped into the old oil, that's where the Gnome usually looses mine. ;D

Buy him one of these then  :y ......



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Re: oil leak
« Reply #8 on: 09 April 2010, 19:43:18 »
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a friend of mine changed the oil for me is the sump bolt a star screw as i am new to this :o

Yes. Sounds as if the O ring is either missing or not seated in its groove properly. ;)

Dropped into the old oil, that's where the Gnome usually looses mine. ;D

Buy him one of these then  :y ......




Nah it's more fun making him dig the old one out of the tub. ;D ;D
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Re: oil leak
« Reply #9 on: 09 April 2010, 19:51:52 »
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Nah it's more fun making him dig the old one out of the tub. ;D ;D

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D You rotten bugger!  ;)
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« Reply #10 on: 09 April 2010, 19:56:23 »
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Nah it's more fun making him dig the old one out of the tub. ;D ;D

 ;D  ;D  ;D  ;D You rotten bugger!  ;)

Thought that was how you trained apprentices.
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