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Hi all,
It's not over :(
The engine is leaking oil, badly, from the back.
I have inspected the engine, all the front is clean, so the 3 seals I replaced are all good.
What do I see wet?
1) The filter, the bottom part is wet (if I look standing over the engine with a mirror)
2) I see a drop of oil under the distributor.
I have no idea if the oil is leaking from the distributor and goes down to the filter or if they are both bad.
I just drove 60KM and I have lost at lest half a liter of oil if not more.
Today, my wife, while driving back home, left at least 8 big spots of oil on the driveway, just to enter in the garage, so I am talking about few seconds.
So, the oil must be leaking a lot while driving (which is logical) as it runs even down to the central part of the muffler, as well as the cross bar right under the transmission, plenty of oil in there too.
Since I wanted to change both filter and oil after 1000KM (as it is good practice after having milled the cylinder head), I opted to buy a FRAM filter (PH7328), and keep the MANN I always use for the next change.
I am aware that only Volvo or MANN filters should be used, and I have been doing this for 25 years, but I cannot believe that so much can come out from the filter?? Unless you tell me that it is well possible.
Keep in mind that in January, I changed the oil cooler gasket, so that's new.
The only O-rings I did not replace are the ones of the distributor because they were not leaking before.
Regardless, I will replace them, at least the two that are easy, as I do not have the tool to replace the housing seal.
In the meantime, I did the PCV test:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/g6ij3p60hgucb9z/00090.mp4/file
Any thoughts?
Thank you,
Alessandro
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