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Oil leak
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 10:25 pm
by Voyager
So I was driving my 1985 FB with the 12a in it the other day and started smelling something, got home a few minutes later and noticed that oil was leaking profusely under my car and when I turned the car off it stopped, and antifreeze started leaking. I came to find that the antifreeze hose connected under the oil filter had torn due to an old spring looking fastening device, cut the broken part off and used a new fastening device, that solved the antifreeze problem. For a while I sat theiyr're putting oil into the engine and turning it on to find it kept on bleeding out under the oil filter. I drained my oil put a new filter on and put 2-3 quarts in, that didn't solve the problem and I managed to locate the source. Theiyr're was a metal tube just letting oil out and I thought it would be a big problem, I noticed a bolt in my peripheral and was able to tighten it by hand a little, and I though "well that's not right" so I grabbed a wrench and tightened it as much as I could, it's in such an awkward place and the oil leak stopped (I know nothing about cars or how to work/fix them, haha) story! I'm gonna try and upload this picture.
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:32 pm
by codge
Edit note by Codge......'Voyager had placed a wrong link....... 'You've taken a wrong turning' came up, so I've deleted it for protection.
Hi Voyager. If you can get a pic posted we'd like to see it.
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:43 pm
by ian65
codge wrote:
Hi Voyager. If you can get a pic posted we'd like to see it.
And perhaps introduce yourself to the forum
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Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 5:38 pm
by Voyager
codge wrote:Edit note by Codge......'Voyager had placed a wrong link....... 'You've taken a wrong turning' came up, so I've deleted it for protection.
Hi Voyager. If you can get a pic posted we'd like to see it.
image isn't working for some reason...
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 7:59 pm
by Lucky
Take it you have the "beehive" water-cooled air cooler on your engine?
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 8:00 pm
by myatt1972
Looks like the banjo fitting was loose.
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:19 pm
by codge
Good thinking there Keith. Looks right on the money.
Re: Oil leak
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:24 pm
by Hobbawobba
Ahh that guy was done up mega tight when I replace the o-rings on my beehive cooler. Was scared with how much strength I had to find to undo it! Took a while
