i need a plan. oil leak

[vash]

my car runs great. but i have a friggen oil leak. no surprise, but i think the majority is coming from the stud near the intermediate shaft for the oil pump. to dark right now for positive confirmation. but i know the stud is loose, i started to tighten it before, but i chickened out when i felt it click. i know my 2.7 is prone to this. should i back it out a bit to get some sorta sealent in there for more drive time before i gotta drop the motor and take it apart? the block is wet with oil there, so the other alt for a leak would be a cylinder right? the oil return tube looks sound. i really dont mind tearing the motor apart. (except the $$) my main goal for messing with the CIS was to get it running so i can be confident the fuel injection system would start a new motor. the leak doesnt look that bad on my garage floor, but i bet the main leaking is with the motor running. whatchathink? i have read wayne's rebuild book multiple times, so maybe i am ready.
maybe my house doesnt need dual pane windows..ha!

cliff

[vash]

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[makaio]

Can you post a pic Cliff? I read your post a few times but I just can't picture the exact spot you're talking about.

[gustaf]

How sure are you that it is not coming from the top of the motor via the pressure switch or vent, etc?

[Superman]

I'm not sure I understand what stud you're looking at. One alternative might be to install a sealing nut, or an ordinary nut with sealant under it. This does not sound like the kind of thing I'd disassemble a motor to fix, unless I was just itchin' to rebuild the motor with all its "while I'm in there" danger.

[vash]

let see if this works

[Victor]

You need to get rid of the spaces and brackets in the filename.

[vash]

[vash]

thanks victor.

i am actually thinking it is the seal between the two case halves leaking? i will look harder this weekend.

[TedSlick]

In hunting down leaks, I got some oil dye from Kragen (about $17 for four doses), ran the car a good bit, then looked at it in the dark with a hand-held fluorescent lamp (the kind they use for checking hand stamps at night clubs, etc. AKA blacklight). I bought it from a smoke shop ('70's store) for $14. It showed up as a concentration of bright, dense yellow at the leaking points.

Can help minimize the guess work.

g/l

[Rot 911]

Damn that stud is pretty easy to get to with a paper towel. If it was me, if it is only weeping oil, I would just wipe it off every day or so and not worry about it.

[mtelliott]

That oil dye is an excellent idea. I've never thought of that. I'll have to remember that one.

[Halm]

If it is weeping from the case line, would something like JB Weld stop it?

[vash]

Originally posted by TedSlick
In hunting down leaks, I got some oil dye from Kragen (about $17 for four doses), ran the car a good bit, then looked at it in the dark with a hand-held fluorescent lamp (the kind they use for checking hand stamps at night clubs, etc. AKA blacklight). I bought it from a smoke shop ('70's store) for $14. It showed up as a concentration of bright, dense yellow at the leaking points.

Can help minimize the guess work.

g/l

does the dye ruin the oil? that sounds like a plan. i can always use the black light on my velvet elvis poster. to bad i dont still have the velvet matador poster...haha

puff,puff, pass...

[TedSlick]

Per the manufacturer's description (you'll see in the box), the dye does not compromise the oil at all. Also works in the transmission and a couple other systems.

The black lights are also available at lighting stores...in case you're allergic to incents or tye dye Sound groovy?