Help, major oil leak
06-20-2012, 04:50 AM
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I ordered the intercooler line set. I found an OEM version of 136 euro: http://www.s194564503.e-shop.info/sh...aram=cid%3D%26
It will take about a week before it gets here.
@rexpontius: There was an event for porsches called 'vet cool man'; driving on the curved oval with children from hospitals.
It will take about a week before it gets here.
@rexpontius: There was an event for porsches called 'vet cool man'; driving on the curved oval with children from hospitals.
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06-27-2012, 06:39 AM
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Yesterday we removed the bad hose and there's a nice dent in it as you can see below.
While installing we found what went wrong too. When you tighten the hose the metal part starts to move clockwards too. That is how it got jammed into the engine in the first place which caused the leak.
We tried to avoid that by putting some wood between it to stop it from turning, but it didn't succeed completely. We should have gotten 70Nm but got I guess to 40Nm orso.
No big leaks luckily. I am saying no big leaks because the engine bay had a lot of oil from the oil explosion before and we could not clean everything. The car didn't actually drive either since the leak, so after a test drive it was still leaking a bit. But it doesn't seem to come from the new hose
The distributor belt seems clean although it's housing appears pretty greasy.
The plan is now to normally use the car and check occasionally if it stopped dripping. If it doesn't we're going to a bridge to check things.
While installing we found what went wrong too. When you tighten the hose the metal part starts to move clockwards too. That is how it got jammed into the engine in the first place which caused the leak.
We tried to avoid that by putting some wood between it to stop it from turning, but it didn't succeed completely. We should have gotten 70Nm but got I guess to 40Nm orso.
No big leaks luckily. I am saying no big leaks because the engine bay had a lot of oil from the oil explosion before and we could not clean everything. The car didn't actually drive either since the leak, so after a test drive it was still leaking a bit. But it doesn't seem to come from the new hose
The distributor belt seems clean although it's housing appears pretty greasy.
The plan is now to normally use the car and check occasionally if it stopped dripping. If it doesn't we're going to a bridge to check things.
06-27-2012, 12:14 PM
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If this is an automatic (assuming it is as you said you hit the Kickdown) I think its a good idea to inspect or replace the lines from the transmission to the front. These lines have the same compression fittings and run over the Cats as they depart from the torque tube to the hard lines on the car (Near the front left jackpoint). They are subjected to heat from the exhaust and can rupture, dumping ATF on the exhaust.
06-27-2012, 05:24 PM
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Well... this oil line punctured because it was pushed against a sharp edge, not of wear or age. But thanks for the advice, I didn't know there were lines above there too.
Thanks everyone for the advice by the way. Especially Brutus and Mrmerlin who guessed the cause from the start! Loving the expert advice here, absolutely priceless! This was my first oil line exchange by the way
Thanks everyone for the advice by the way. Especially Brutus and Mrmerlin who guessed the cause from the start! Loving the expert advice here, absolutely priceless! This was my first oil line exchange by the way
