JimSpencer
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 09:23 PM |
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Type 9 Front oil seal - I think
Hi
Seem to have oil leaking out of my type 9 from all over the place, but in particular from the very front - so assuming the front oil seal has gone.
So several questions
Can the box presurise at high revs so it's just forced oil out - and a top up will do?
If the front oil seal has gone, would it be safe (ish) to run it - assuming I top the oil level up during the day ( hill climb, so very little mileage
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Thoughts and general consensus required as not got the time to take the engine and box out before the next event..
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MkII
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 09:28 PM |
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surely if its leaking that badly your going to have to top it up during a hillclimb event somebodys going to complain about oil on the track. .m.
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JimSpencer
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 09:32 PM |
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Hi
It's not pouring out - about a tablespoon a day since the last gig - and the undertray catch's that, just a bit concerned about it and
asking for thoughts.
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 09:40 PM |
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You may be overfilling with oil, Ford revised the level due to smal leaks, I belive it should be 10mm below fill plug level and not dribbling out of
the hole.
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MkII
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 09:41 PM |
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if its only leaking that much it should be ok if you keep an eye on the oil level there is always the possibility that if the seal is already damaged
it coulf fail completely but I would think thats fairly unlikely. as for the box pressurising Ive seen competition cars with fairly complex
breather/catch tank systems fitted to gearbox so it must be an issue in some cases. .m,.
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Mr G
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| posted on 18/6/10 at 10:59 PM |
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Previous Q&A's
Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a
car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes
and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it.
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JimSpencer
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| posted on 19/6/10 at 10:43 AM |
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Hi
Thanks all - had another look, it's the lower fill hole on ours, and there's evidence of leakage all over the place so looks like I need
to investigate a breather...
So it'll be engine out a new set of seals and gaskets all round then - still it'll stop me getting bored 
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