On 12/05/07, Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yep. My 1989 740 was blowing out oil until my mechanic determined that > the above was the cause. A clogged flame trap can cause engine pressure > to build up a lot, and it will find a place to leak out. But if you are > sure you see no leaks, then I don't know. > > Mine now has 225,000 miles on it. It needs new tie rod ends, which is > scheduled for next week.
I retired my '89 740 at 270,000km, the power steering started to leak like a sieve and turned out to be more costly to renew than the car was worth, the engine was great. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://picasaweb.google.com/distudio/PESO http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
