Dick Axtell
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 02:39 PM |
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Xflow Oil Leak???
Took my car off road, end of October, got tax refund etc. Bought new rear springs, removed coilovers and fitted new springs. So far so good. All this
time, car has been up on axle stands, so I can get around underneath and check around.
Left everything for couple of weeks, and went back yesterday to finish off re-fitting rear wheel arches, seats and seat belts.
Shock - horror!! Discovered major oil leak, which appears to be from my xflow sump.
Because there has never been any noticeable leak from this area previously, am completely at loss to fathom why there should now be a leak, after such
a lengthy pause. Only change I can think of is temperature. Anyone else experienced similar probs with xflow engines??
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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slingshot2000
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 03:39 PM |
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Yep, probably everyone that had one !
So similar to Land-Rovers, once they stop dripping is the time to worry; it means they are empty !
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steve m
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 05:00 PM |
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Have to agree, mine leaks, and I still cant find out were
so given up
steve
Thats was probably spelt wrong, or had some grammer, that the "grammer police have to have a moan at
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Paul Turner
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 05:31 PM |
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No need for a x-flow to be leaky, mine never were. Used good quality gaskets when I built them, never had a problem. The Burton card sump gasket sd
way better than the old cork ones but you need a sump in excellent condition to use one. Their twin lip oil seals work very well.
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myke pocock
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 05:32 PM |
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Yup, its designed to leak. Perhaps Ford had an interest in all the lubrication companies way back then. If yours has only just started to leak youve
been lucky.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Paul Turner
No need for a x-flow to be leaky, mine never were. Used good quality gaskets when I built them, never had a problem. The Burton card sump gasket sd
way better than the old cork ones but you need a sump in excellent condition to use one. Their twin lip oil seals work very well.
Same for me - used a decent gasket set from Burtons, and checked that the sump edges were flat. No sign of an oil drip since then (touches wood, just
in case! )
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 09:59 PM |
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What an interesting set of replies. Many thanks for your comments and advice. But nothing helps to solve the puzzle - why has my engine only just
started leaking, after being idle for a month!! It defies logic.
Will have to buy a spill pack - or cat litter.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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perksy
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| posted on 8/12/13 at 11:22 PM |
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Has it been sitting level on the axle stands ?
Also you'll have been jacking it up & down etc at an angle so the oil will have been moving around and the engine may have sat at an angle
allowing the oil to find its way out.
Echo the comments above about using Burtons gaskets, they are very good.
A lot of x flows do seem to leak a bit and care needs taking when replacing the gaskets
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 09:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by perksy
Has it been sitting level on the axle stands ?
Yes. Jacked car up in 2 steps to minimise tilt angle, and no oil leak seen then (early Nov).
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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DW100
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 09:49 AM |
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You haven't actually said where it is leaking on the sump. Front, back, down the sides, sump plug or maybe a crack?
Clean it all down and find out where it is coming from.
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jacko
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:26 PM |
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I will go with a crack and weather temp but no doubt i will be wrong 
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Norfolkluegojnr
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| posted on 9/12/13 at 01:42 PM |
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ours used to mark its territory wherever it went.
as mentioned if its not oily, thats more of a concern
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elizaharry
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| posted on 10/12/13 at 03:01 AM |
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There does look a lot of oil from that corner of the head down, but it also looks like there's some up and around the rear exhaust branch, above
the level of the head?
truck driving CDL schools
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Dick Axtell
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| posted on 10/12/13 at 10:24 AM |
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More replies - thanks for your thoughts, everybody. Looks like its back to that cold concrete floor, to clean it up, and then to crawl across it - and
recheck the precise source of the leak.
Work-in-Progress: Changed to Zetec + T9. Still trying!!
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