Bill, I heard you but it was too late. I needed this advice when I was fixing my oil leak 2.5 years ago. The thing still leaks.
Luis _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Cardell Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 6:57 PM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Oil Pan part DOH.. Can you run a car without the crank pulley? Thanks, Les. *Somebody* was listening. Wally, did you replace the front main or no? Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com Sales 1-800-359-6957 Tech 970-464-5600 Before you call, check out http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/ _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 4:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Oil Pan part DOH.. Can you run a car without the crank pulley? Bill is talking about the O-ring that seals the oil pump to the block. It's the only thing left. I've seen them leak with the same problem that you have. Unfortunately, you have to pull the oil pan to pull the pump to get to the O-ring it, that's why he mentioned it when you were pulling the pan. Les apexautoeng.com In a message dated 10/12/2009 6:30:20 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Nope. "Only 8k on the rebiuild, why would that be bad?" Yeah, I know. The only oil seal I see in the FSM goes in the front of the pump, which I would assume can be removed the same way?.. I can't find anything showing a seal behind the pump... same thing with the parts diagrams, I don't see anything behind it, just the $8 one on the front side.. Am I missing something? Wallyman -----"Bill Cardell" <[email protected]> wrote: ----- To: <[email protected]>, <[email protected]> From: "Bill Cardell" <[email protected]> Date: 10/12/2009 06:18PM Subject: RE: Oil Pan part DOH.. Can you run a car without the crank pulley? Did you pull the oil pump off and replace the o ring behind it? Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com Sales 1-800-359-6957 Tech 970-464-5600 Before you call, check out http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/ <http://www.flyinmiata.com/FAQ/> _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Oil Pan part DOH.. Can you run a car without the crank pulley? 9 hours later, still leaks.. fun fun. Ran the car up to temp while engine still hanging from the hoist, glad we did it. Oil appears at the front lower, center and one corner of the crank valley. Can't tell if it's the pan or the main, motor was professionally rebuilt by a reputable shop ~8k miles ago so would be curious if it was the main but you never know. So, can the car be safely idled without the crank pulley installed (leaving the timing gear and key in place and the bolt on the crank to keep the gear from sliding off)? Trying to see where the oil originates from while idling, main or pan.. and don't want to redo the pan if we can avoid that bundle of joy. Also, when calling a "front main seal", are we actually talking about the "front oil seal", located in the front of the oil pump, part # 10-602A / B3C7-10-602A ? I assume so, but want to make sure I'm bitching about the right part. :) Did a search and that appears correct but want to verify. Thanks. Wallyman This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential information that may be proprietary or privileged. If you receive this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not retain, distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should destroy the e-mail and any attachments or copies. This e-mail and any attachments contain URS Corporation confidential information that may be proprietary or privileged. If you receive this message in error or are not the intended recipient, you should not retain, distribute, disclose or use any of this information and you should destroy the e-mail and any attachments or copies. = _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
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