Just be glad this happened at home and not on the highway. Sounds eminently
fixable.
On 9/6/07, Jim Cathey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd love to get some ideas on what might have let loose to
dump that much oil.
Turbo oil line?
-- Jim
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Kevin Slater wrote:
Had a bad happening with my 87 300TD. My wife came back from a mostly
highway trip and she parked the car in the driveway. The car has had a
persistent leak on the passenger / exhaust side of the engine. Not a
tremendous amount, but a nuisance that put spots on the
Chain tensioner seal can leak a lot, especially if you crimp it putting
it back on. A bad oil filler gasket will cause the engine to weep
badly, and a bad head gasket (or warped head) will ooze badly around
the front of the chain case.
Peter
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Kevin Slater wrote:
Turbo oil line sounds like a good guess given where and how the oil is
distributed. The valve cover oil cap is tight, so that's not it. It
could be the head gasket above the alternator or the chain tensioner as
well. I'll be getting dirty tomorrow to see what's going
Marshall Booth wrote:
Kevin Slater wrote:
Had a bad happening with my 87 300TD. My wife came back from a mostly
underneath. I'd love to get some ideas on what might have let loose to
dump that much oil.
Turbo oil line or return, chain tensioner, valve cover oil cap, blown
Had a bad happening with my 87 300TD. My wife came back from a mostly
highway trip and she parked the car in the driveway. The car has had a
persistent leak on the passenger / exhaust side of the engine. Not a
tremendous amount, but a nuisance that put spots on the concrete drive.
I went out
I'd love to get some ideas on what might have let loose to
dump that much oil.
Turbo oil line?
-- Jim
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