jaibeiber

the other day i noticed a new oil leak. it is dripping off of the power steering pump. it appears to be the filter. so i changed that, and it went away. well today it started up again. BTW, a leak is a understatement, it pours oil. when i had the filter out i took a look at that area. and there doesnt appear to be anything else that could leak.

any suggestions?

Chris_924s

oil cooler.

jaibeiber

ohh yeah. i will have to check that out. thanks.

anything else a possability?

pete944

Lower balance shaft seal. Ask me how I know.

jaibeiber

how do you know? what is it? and how would i fix it?

pete944

Mine was leaking in the exact same spot, dripping off of the power steering pump. I cleaned everything up, drove the car for a while, and tried to see where the oil was coming from. It seemed like it was coming from the oil filter area but there was no oil around the filter, oil cooler housing, or oil cooler lines. The only thing in the area is the balance shaft but you can't see it without stripping the front off of the motor. I just finished the seal job yesterday and there isn't a single drop of oil leaking anywhere.
Go to www.clarks-garage.com and read up on the procedure.

jaibeiber

so wait a minute, i need to take off the timing belt and all related parts?

83na944

Yous have to remove the balance shaft cogs to replace the seals, so yes the belt has to come off. As I recall, the camsaft belt is behind the balance shaft belt, so you can leave it on.

You can just remove the timing cover if you just want to check for leaks.

pete944

When I removed the lower balance shaft cog I could see a little oil seeping out.
You should remove the camshaft belt, too. There is a seal behind the crank pulley (front main seal) and one behind the cam pulley. You should do them all while you're in there. If your belts and water pump are due for replacement it would be a great time to do that too since you're right there. Sorry for the bad news.
This may not be the cause of your oil leak but from what you described it sounds exactly like mine and that's what it took to fix it.

jaibeiber

if it is the problem i am going to bite the bullet and bring it to the shop. i am sick of working on her now, and i cant handle the mental stress of dealng with timing.

jaibeiber

ok i finally got a look at it today. it appears that it is coming from the lower oil cooler hose. so now i am confused has what to do. is there a seal there that might be bad?

peanut

I would suggest you steam clean the engine bay thoroughly so you can see what is what.
Personally I would take it to a Porsche Service station for a check over if you are not confident you know what you are doing.
If you are determined to check it yourself
Arrange with a local garage/tyre exhaust centre whatever to put it up on the ramp for inspection and with a decent lamp see if you can pinpoint wheere it is coming from from underneath the car.Obviously stick it on tickover before raising it on the ramp.
It could be as simple as leaking from the hose beneath the reservoir like mine was. (The Porsche service agent wanted to replace the pump at $400 ! yeah right!...)
It is probably a split hose or leaking at the hose end where its jubilee clipped. Hoses dry out and become less flexible in time and are more prone to leaking.
Whatever you do don't start stripping the engine until you have elliminated all the easy stuff first.

JimV8

If its gushing oil more than likely a hose is on the way, but like peanut says clean the engine first so you can get a good look at things.

jaibeiber

its not that i am not confident in my work. i put the eninge in with the assistance of my brother. i also removed the head to replace all the valves and put it all back together, including timing. frankly i am just sick of working on it.

i think what i might do is disconnect the oil cooler and see if something looks out of place. if that isnt it then i will probably try to get it in the shop this next week.

i do agree that i should check all the easy stuff first.

another thing is that it isnt coming from the actual hose. it appears to be seaping out of the end of the line. which is a metal connection.

jaibeiber

i was also wondering is there i part number for just the oil cooler hoses? seperate from the oil cooler.