rear main possible leak?
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rear main possible leak?
Ok on top of my other thread about my recent power steering leak, I took my car to the dyno today. I recently installed new pullies on my vortech to produce 12psi over the 6psi it was making. After the dyno was over (535rwhp btw), when the car was backed out, there was oil on the floor where the rear of the engine was. it also had a 'splatter' effect on the floor. Looking under the car, there was definitely oil by the rear of the motor and the transmission.
Now I got the car home, its been sitting in the garage all day and there has been no further oil leak.
It appears that maybe under high pressure on the dyno, oil forced itself past the rear main?
What course of action do I take on this?
Now I got the car home, its been sitting in the garage all day and there has been no further oil leak.
It appears that maybe under high pressure on the dyno, oil forced itself past the rear main?
What course of action do I take on this?
Le Mans Master
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From: York PA
Ok on top of my other thread about my recent power steering leak, I took my car to the dyno today. I recently installed new pullies on my vortech to produce 12psi over the 6psi it was making. After the dyno was over (535rwhp btw), when the car was backed out, there was oil on the floor where the rear of the engine was. it also had a 'splatter' effect on the floor. Looking under the car, there was definitely oil by the rear of the motor and the transmission.
Now I got the car home, its been sitting in the garage all day and there has been no further oil leak.
It appears that maybe under high pressure on the dyno, oil forced itself past the rear main?
What course of action do I take on this?
Now I got the car home, its been sitting in the garage all day and there has been no further oil leak.
It appears that maybe under high pressure on the dyno, oil forced itself past the rear main?
What course of action do I take on this?
Need to vent the crank case better through the valve covers
Your rear main seal should be ok, been there
Heel & Toe
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From: Lebanon PA
When I purchased my 99FRC it just had a complete engine rebuild, but I have had some slight oil leak problems the appears to be from the rear main seal so what is the best way to vent the crank case better through the valve covers as you recommended.
Le Mans Master
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From: York PA
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