2.2 aries 1989

I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
close to blown out in several spots.
I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
belt. I took the air conditioner compressor and the alternator mounting
bracket off and started it. You can see it dripping oil at the bottom
of the u gasket on the front of the engine. But I can't see if it is
coming from the new gasket I put on or above, say like the crankshaft
seal.

I hate to take the pan back off and have it still leak when I put it
back. Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but
I'm capable of taking the harmonic balance off. Where do you think the
oil is coming from???

On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 wrote:

> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt.

Sounds a lot like one of the front seals has gone.

> Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but I'm
> capable of taking the harmonic balance off.

Go get a factory service manual. They're not expensive and they're very
necessary.

On Sat, 1 Jan 2005 wrote:

> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt.

Sounds a lot like one of the front seals has gone.

> Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but I'm
> capable of taking the harmonic balance off.

Go get a factory service manual. They're not expensive and they're very
necessary.

wrote:

> I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt. I took the air conditioner compressor and the alternator mounting
> bracket off and started it. You can see it dripping oil at the bottom
> of the u gasket on the front of the engine. But I can't see if it is
> coming from the new gasket I put on or above, say like the crankshaft
> seal.
>
> I hate to take the pan back off and have it still leak when I put it
> back. Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but
> I'm capable of taking the harmonic balance off. Where do you think the
> oil is coming from???
>

The front main seal most likely.


Matt

wrote:

> I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt. I took the air conditioner compressor and the alternator mounting
> bracket off and started it. You can see it dripping oil at the bottom
> of the u gasket on the front of the engine. But I can't see if it is
> coming from the new gasket I put on or above, say like the crankshaft
> seal.
>
> I hate to take the pan back off and have it still leak when I put it
> back. Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but
> I'm capable of taking the harmonic balance off. Where do you think the
> oil is coming from???
>

The front main seal most likely.


Matt

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts.

Could the oil filter be loose or cut? That happened to me once. Even a tiny
hole will shoot oil out like you wouldn't believe.

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts.

Could the oil filter be loose or cut? That happened to me once. Even a tiny
hole will shoot oil out like you wouldn't believe.

Start with removing the timing belt upper cover and see if the cam shaft
seal had popped out or just simply worn out.
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt. I took the air conditioner compressor and the alternator mounting
> bracket off and started it. You can see it dripping oil at the bottom
> of the u gasket on the front of the engine. But I can't see if it is
> coming from the new gasket I put on or above, say like the crankshaft
> seal.
>
> I hate to take the pan back off and have it still leak when I put it
> back. Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but
> I'm capable of taking the harmonic balance off. Where do you think the
> oil is coming from???
>

Start with removing the timing belt upper cover and see if the cam shaft
seal had popped out or just simply worn out.
Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech
> wrote in message
oups.com...
> I just put in a new oil pan gasket on a 1989 2.2 aries, because
> something around the front of the engine was throwing oil. I just
> assumed it to be the pan gasket, becauese the guy that just put the
> engine back together after replacing a piston, died and I acquired the
> job., had the new gasket siliconed and it looked like it was pretty
> close to blown out in several spots.
> I got a new Fel Pro pan gasket and installed it dry and it went back
> together nice. However, I started the engine back up and it is still
> throwing oil up onto the belts. The cam belt is oil wet on the outside
> of the belt and the power steering belt is wet on the inside of the
> belt. I took the air conditioner compressor and the alternator mounting
> bracket off and started it. You can see it dripping oil at the bottom
> of the u gasket on the front of the engine. But I can't see if it is
> coming from the new gasket I put on or above, say like the crankshaft
> seal.
>
> I hate to take the pan back off and have it still leak when I put it
> back. Where else can it be leaking?????????? I haven't got a book but
> I'm capable of taking the harmonic balance off. Where do you think the
> oil is coming from???
>

It pains me to have to say this, but if you put enough radium in your
oil that might actually work. ISTR Studebaker and someone else (Ford?)
actually using a radium-based paint for the numbers on their gauge
faces, and the gauges were backlit by bulbs with dark, dark purple
filters. Was something of a selling point apparently, as I'm sure it
looked cool as heck. Kind of difficult to restore after all the "juice"
has gone out of the paint (and/or the numerals have all come off the
glass and are falling down to the bottom of the instruments) however.

I'm sure he was thinking of a fluorescent dye, however.

nate

Ken Pisichko wrote:

> OK, smart ass - tell the world how you detect a radioactive isotope with a
> black light? By black light do you mean one with a burned out light bulb?
>
> Just wondering about your competence. No need to answer and comfirm your
> stupidity.
>
> Nomen Nescio wrote:
>
>
>>The scientific method for finding oil leaks is to salt the oil with
>>radioactive isotope. Then you run the engine and find the source of the
>>leakage with a black light.
>>
>>See your NAPA man for details.
>
>


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