Strange oil leaks even after resealing RHS,
07-24-2022, 01:56 AM
#1
Racer
Thread Starter
Strange oil leaks even after resealing RHS,
I am getting some strange oil leaks from nearly all of the leak points (possibly under boost) on the exhaust manifold side even after a rebuild. These include the oil cooler, OPRV, oil pressure sender, oil filter housing, and the two oil cooler hose fittings which have all been refreshed and torqued to spec. For the engine oil, I use M1 15W-50.
My oil cooler isn't leaking as there is zero mixing of coolant and oil. All the pressure relief points however, do leak.
Am I getting too high crankcase pressure? Oil pressure is spot on when I am driving.
If anyone has experience with this, please let me know.
My oil cooler isn't leaking as there is zero mixing of coolant and oil. All the pressure relief points however, do leak.
Am I getting too high crankcase pressure? Oil pressure is spot on when I am driving.
If anyone has experience with this, please let me know.
07-24-2022, 04:23 PM
#2
Rennlist Member
make SURE that you don't have the ICV hose and crankcase breather hose swapped in the wrong position. Common mistake.If you do this will pressurize the crankcase
Last edited by gpr8er; 07-24-2022 at 04:25 PM.
07-24-2022, 10:33 PM
#3
Racer
Thread Starter
Do you have a high-res photo of the correct orientation? I saw a few on the forum, but they seemed to be modified one way or the other. Mine is stock.
