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Re: oil leaks...
Posted by PM (more from PM) on Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:21:17
In Reply to: Same here, but leaks continue, bill h., Fri, 11 Mar 2005 08:05:51
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If you plan to keep the car for amore than a year, better to know where the leaks are and fix them. Rear engine seal may be an exception because it is hard to get to.
The rear engine seal on my '96 turbo seeps a little, even with conventional oil. I have had small leaks in all the other usual places, cam end plug (where the distributor goes on the NA version), valve cover, dip stick/filler tube, etc.
When the seals and gaskets get old and dried out, they leak, and some of the deposits that form in the engine help seal the leaks up. I suspect synth oil just dissolves and washes away some of the crud between the old seals and metal.
A few seals and gaskets are cheaper than rebuilding the engine.
If you leave heavy deposits in this engine for a long time, they will probably cause problems somewhere. In my case, likely caused a problem with an intake valve, and perhaps premature wear to main bearings and/or oil pump.
Running Auto-Rx or some other engine flush upi trust to do a good job may be better than just switching to synthetic oil, because it is likely to get more crud out quickly.
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