

| Subject: | Re: just one drip |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:31:49 -0700 |
as i drive more and more on my 1.9, it may be getting tired and a rebuild my be in question, since it just started getting a leak couple inches from my drain bolt, sure i have a leaky head on the right side, but tring to get the most out of this motor/without wrecking it. -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email (510) 360 -7829 voicemail/fax ---- Jere Hawn <jbrschawn@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: > That single drip will grow,. It's a fairly easy one to change if you > change > your oil at the same time. > > 1. Drain oil > 2. Remove oil filter > 3. Remove threaded pipe that holds filter on, should > be about hand tight > after you loosen the retaining nut > 4. Oil cooler will drop right off > 5. Replace little hose that goes into cooler (I suspect > the leak is there > or at o-ring) > 6. If you still have the original O-ring behind cooler > REPLACE IT! I think > there is a newer mode to it but not sure if it applies to an 85' > 7. Replace cooler w/ new o-ring and pipe with nut > 8. Put new oil filter on and refill engine with 4.7 > qts. (approx) of oil > (I prefer Castrol 20-50) > 9. You'll probably have to top off the coolant and > bleed the system > depending on how much you loose during the process > > Total time: .75 hrs my time or 2.5 weeks mechanic time @ $60/hr. > :) > > Good luck, > > Jere > 90 GL > 88 GL > > ================= > > > > On Wed, 22 Aug 2001 14:02:33 -0500 Kim G <ppg1@HOTMAIL.COM> writes: > Hi List, > I read a post yesterday about a single drip of coolant off the end > of the > oil filter....and a hidden S-pipe. Sometimes, my van leaves a > single drip, and it comes right off the bottom of the oil filter, and > it > seems to be coming from a bolt that holds the water pump on, a little > bit > above the filter. But anyways, where should I look for this s-pipe > and it > my single drip going to be a problem? It has been having one single > drip > every now and then since last summer, but I would like to fix it if > I can > find the cause. Also, I do not have any trouble with overheating, > or with > the coolant level, and my van is working treat, except for marking > it's > territory sometimes. thanks for any info, > Kim > 85 GL > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com
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