corrado vr6
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 07:28 PM |
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R1 oil leak!!
Hi all, since filling my r1 engine with oil for the first time it keeps leaking from what looks like the sump plug i have tried nipping it a bit
tighter but it still leaks so id really appriciate some suggestions as to what i can do to stop it leaking. Is there an o-ring that i have missed as i
have removed the sump to do the baffle mod.
Thanks Greg
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 07:35 PM |
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Could the leak be from a crack around the sump plug rather than the sump plug itself?
Phil
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BenB
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 07:50 PM |
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There's usually a copper washer under the nut. Often the washer sticks to the engine when you remove the nut and then falls of when you're
removing the old oil....
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afj
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 08:01 PM |
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also any leaks from clutch cover run down and drip off the sump plug guess how i know
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corrado vr6
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 08:31 PM |
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Thanks all, few suggestions there i hadnt thought of especially a possible crack in the sump i hope not  or possibly from the clutch cover will have
to go and have a butchers one evening this week and report back.
I know its not a missing copper washer as i loosened the sump plug off earlier today and i managed to see the washer so its definitly there.
Another question save me starting another topic is i need to know what oil i need for my sierra diff as i have read that some use different oil for
BEC's rather than conventional diff oil any suggestions?
Thanks again
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bassett
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 09:07 PM |
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bit of nyloc on the sump nut maybe.
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Guinness
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 09:13 PM |
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Is the copper washer is designed to be a crush washer, and therefore a single use item?
On the ZZR all the oil lines are sealed with aluminium crush washers. I have had mixed success with re-using them!
Mike
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001Ben
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 09:19 PM |
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mine does exactly the same since fitting my baffle plate. Ive had it back off then on and then back off again, fitted new gaskets etc and it still
leaks! I should really get it on the ramps to see where it is coming from, rather than ignoring it.
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Hellfire
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| posted on 1/3/09 at 09:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by corrado vr6
Another question save me starting another topic is i need to know what oil i need for my sierra diff as i have read that some use different oil for
BEC's rather than conventional diff oil any suggestions?
Thanks again
EP90 for diff. No need for anything different just because it's a BEC 
Phil
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handyandy
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| posted on 2/3/09 at 01:50 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Is the copper washer is designed to be a crush washer, and therefore a single use item?
On the ZZR all the oil lines are sealed with aluminium crush washers. I have had mixed success with re-using them!
Mike
if the copper washer has had plenty of use, tightened a few times, as said its a crush washer, a simple locost idea is to gently heat up the washer (
away from the engine) i think its called annealing, then refit after its cooled naturally & torque to correct torque setting, sometimes this
works, worth a try as its a cheap fix if its stops the leak.
hth.
andy
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