barraw
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posted on 4/2/05 at 03:21 PM |
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Water in oil in xflow
Hello. I have a 1690 xflow which is leaking water into the oil whenever I run the engine up to operating temperature. I've changed the head
gasket with £55 Ajusa gasket but it's still leaking. Any ideas? thanks!!! :-)
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David Jenkins
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posted on 4/2/05 at 03:59 PM |
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Are you sure that you head is totally flat? And the top of the block? No cracks in the head?
Also, the water pump and timing chain cover share a gasket, so it might be worth checking there as well. Obviously they should be totally isolated
from each other!
David
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Hornet
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posted on 4/2/05 at 04:05 PM |
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U gota check compression of each cylinder to eliminate head m8..... cheers
If heads fine.. then Daves right.
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barraw
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posted on 4/2/05 at 04:18 PM |
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Thanks for the replies...
The compression ranges from 145psi to 160 psi across the cylinders - is that acceptable?
Cheers.
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barraw
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posted on 4/2/05 at 04:28 PM |
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Hi David, thanks for the pointer - I noticed 3 drops of clear water from underneath the water pump a few weeks ago (not a regular occurance), but
from what you say, that certainly sounds like where I need to look. I was worried that my pride and joy had cylinder liners installed in the past and
they were leaking, but I'll try changing those gaskets now. Many thanks.
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