26-11-2020, 10:37 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-11-2020, 10:45 AM by David Stepney.)
(26-11-2020, 10:27 AM)Reckless Rat Wrote: David, since rebuilding the engine, mine is pretty near oil tight, but with a similar leak to the one you mention. I have used a silicone valve chest cover gasket but after a run there is always a bit of oil on the bottom right hand corner of the cover. I suspect it is oil mist coming out of the vent holes being blown rearwards by the 4 blade fan, or possibly a poor seal on one of the hold down screws. I have decided that it is less hassle to just give it a wipe down after a run rather than take it apart to try and cure it.
Ditto, Bruce. On my car though, some of it seems to blow in through the gap by the gearbox and lubricates the floor under the rubber mat. I keep plenty of old rags! However, given that age of the car and the use it gets (last night on the way back from Mold I saw 10,000 miles come up since I bought the car just over two years ago) I think I can live with its little foibles. And I think you may be right about the vent holes, given the slight smell of hot oil that seeps into the car at times.
Going to have to wash it today. It looks as if it has been on the Colmore rally!