At 9:54 PM -0500 2/13/2000, Paula Lazeski wrote:

>     People,  My friend  Russel, seems to be having problems with an
oil leak from around his  filter.  86 Westf, does anyone else have
this?  Tell me  something.  He seems to think that it's
coming not from between the filter  and where it's seated, but between
the case and what the filter goes on. 

I think the 86 2.1 has an oil cooler (this may be optional) at the
filter location. If it does, they can loosen a bit and leak. Just
tighten it up and see if that fixes it, although it may be adviseable
to remove the filter and cooler to clean up & reoil the sealing
surfaces.

FWIW-

Another leak point that <italic>looks</italic> like the oil filter
leaking is the distributor seal. It's an o-ring that blocks oil from
pushing out past the distributor shaft. That's real easy to fix. When I
replaced mine, I <underline>chipped</underline> it off (I guess it had
crystalized from age and oil exposure) and put the new one on.

Another common leak point is the oil breather tower. It has an o-ring
as well that ages and starts to leak. After I replaced both of these
o-rings, Vinnie is dry as a bone now. No leaks here. TBD has the seal.
It's not a regular o-ring though, in cross section it's sorta ellipse
in shape not regular old round.

Hope that helps,

Dave C.

Williamsburg, VA

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