jollygreengiant
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:26 AM |
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BuŁŁer
Well just got the car up in the air and had a look in at the clutch after removing the plate covering the hole where the clutch arm used to be on a T9
bell housing (hydraulic convertion). Its not good news. The clutch slip I have been getting is from an oil leak, presumably the rear main or the
little bit of the sum gaket that is still possible to leak past the tin gasket/bellhousing cover plate. The sum is mostly dry apart from what you
would expect from a cork gasket. But there is enough oil in the bell housing for me to say the slip is oil related.
The problem is that I am NOT going to have enough time, OR, more importantly money to do anything about this until after the end of July. Hence the
title of my post, BuŁŁer.
There are a couple of things that I can try, to get me to Newark, but, once past that she will have to come of the road for me to fix. But my
intention was that the engine would not be coming out (again) until I up grade to a Duratec. So pull belt in and lets start collecting.
Anyone got a 2.0 duratec they don't want that I can have for 50p.  
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 11:39 AM |
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My brothers got a 1.4 duratec you can have for free if you want to come and remove it from his car in the middle of the night? Il even give you a hand
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mcerd1
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 01:27 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by speedyxjs
My brothers got a 1.4 duratec
that'll be a zetec SE with a duratec badge glued on it then 
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gavin174
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 01:33 PM |
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I would be heading down to my local motor factors for a can of spray brake/clutch cleaner
Give it a real good soaking a couple of times,might buy you some road time.
[Edited on 15/5/10 by gavin174]
http://www.essexkitcarclub.com
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 04:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin174
I would be heading down to my local motor factors for a can of spray brake/clutch cleaner
Give it a real good soaking a couple of times,might buy you some road timem
Funny you should say that, I was thinking along similar lines. As it, happens, I happpen to have 3/4 of a 25litre can of brake cleaner in my
garage.....................
[Edited on 15/5/10 by jollygreengiant]
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 05:40 PM |
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I remember a rumour that Coca Cola does the same thing...
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 15/5/10 at 06:42 PM |
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Just a thought:
If yours is an older type engine make sure you're using the right type of engine oil. It might help the crank seal.
I had oil leak clutch slippage too on my crossflow last year. Changing the oil back to a good spec mineral grade seemed to stop the leakage and then
the slippage stopped too.
I later boiled the clutch plate in degreaser solution, which cleaned it up a treat.
best
Dave
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wilkingj
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 08:51 AM |
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MY Volvo came with a major oil leak on the rear crank seal. (Bought off ebay and was not declared, and only found out when I got home.)
Fortunately its an Auto Box so didnt affect the clutch.
However, the cause is often too much crankcase pressure.
Check ALL the breathers, and that the pipes are not blocked or collapsed or just gunged up.
Replace or remove breathers to check.
Use a wadge of brake cleaner to clean the oil up in the bell housing.
Do an oil change with the definatley correct grade of oil. Or just add to the existing oil.
Insert a can of Wynns or STP Stop Leak (for the oil) and run. Run with coke bottles on the breathers rather than feeding back into the block and
letting the crankcase pressure build up.
This causes the oil seals to swell, and will give you breathing space.
Its a cheap fix. It may get you out of trouble until you get a better engine.
ie reduce the crankcase pressure, and swell up the seals.
Its all I can think of.
How you get to Newark OK.
1. The point of a journey is not to arrive.
2. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway.
Best Regards
Geoff
http://www.v8viento.co.uk
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 09:44 AM |
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quote:
I remember a rumour that Coca Cola does the same thing...
Ah the audi quattro rally car scenario
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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richard thomas
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| posted on 16/5/10 at 12:38 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by omega 24 v6
quote:
I remember a rumour that Coca Cola does the same thing...
Ah the audi quattro rally car scenario
Must be where i saw it
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