Insane oil leak

[scramblr]

Glad you got it worked out...

 

[mustangflanagan]

i just cant believe it would leak that much and get everywhere just from that keyway.

 

[05stroker]

i just cant believe it would leak that much and get everywhere just from that keyway.

I put RTV behind the entire washer where it meets the crank and I use a favorable amount also .

 

[mustangflanagan]

quick question do u just put a small amount on the top of the keyway or do u fill the damn thing up with rtv because i think i am gonna have to do it because the shop that the car is atpretty much doesnt know there head from there ass they had the damn car since last monday andstarted looking at the car before lunch yet no god damnprogress soi am gonna have a talk with them tomorrow if they dont have it fixed( yes i am gonna tell them to check the keyway on the balancer) i am taking the damn car from them and doing it myself a week is ridiculous.

 

[05stroker]

quick question do u just put a small amount on the top of the keyway or do u fill the damn thing up with rtv because i think i am gonna have to do it because the shop that the car is atpretty much doesnt know there head from there ass they had the damn car since last monday andstarted looking at the car before lunch yet no god damnprogress soi am gonna have a talk with them tomorrow if they dont have it fixed( yes i am gonna tell them to check the keyway on the balancer) i am taking the damn car from them and doing it myself a week is ridiculous.

I fill it up , no leaks since I started doing it this way . Oil can seap around the crankshaft also .

 

[mustangflanagan]

I fill it up , no leaks since I started doing it this way . Oil can seap around the crankshaft also .

ake it that is what the rtv on the bck of the washer is there to help prevent it leaking around the cranshaft?

 

[05stroker]

ake it that is what the rtv on the bck of the washer is there to help prevent it leaking around the cranshaft?

Yes , along with the key way and the bolt as well . If yours didn't leak before the Procharger then I really think this will be where you problem is . They had to remove the crank bolt to install the lower pulley.

 

[bigray327]

Looks like I gotta re-RTV mine as well. Isn't there a spring or something behind the balancer that pops out easily?

 

[mustangflanagan]

iTs a brand new engine with 150o miles on it justgot done being built, i know they were pressed with time and the only thing i can think of is someone forgetting to rtv the keyway and such when putting the motor together.

 

[05stroker]

bigray327
Not unless you are referring to the part in the seal maybe . It has never been an issue for me . Just remove the bolt and washer , use a generous amount of sealant then reinstall . I would have to check , but I think the tq spec was 85 ft lb .

 

[05stroker]

iTs a brand new engine with 150o miles on it justgot done being built, i know they were pressed with time and the only thing i can think of is someone forgetting to rtv the keyway and such when putting the motor together.

Another place to look is the two areas where the head gaskets meet the front cover and where the front cover gasket meets the valve cover gaskets . These areas use the sealant as well .

 

[mustangflanagan]

yea i checked thoose areas when i noticed the problem its bone dry up top but on the bottom of the motor its soaked. it was soaked on the front cover from ound the crank area and below. my theory is its the keyway and it runs down the front cover and sits and builds up on the perimeter of the oil pan/windage tray then when driving it gets thrown around everywhere under the car.

 

[mustangflanagan]

at first i though it was the oil pan gaskets due to how much damn oil was on it and dripping off of the oil pan bolts and pan but the shop ruled that one out the only places i can think of where it would be coming from is the balancer/crank or the actual front cover itself.

 

[mustangflanagan]

talked to the shop they said judging by it they dont think its the rtv on the balancer anyone else got any theories. they think its something further back, idk what they mean by that.

 

[bigwilly43729]

It could be the seal, which is a very easy fix. If that is the problem, they should rtv the keyway anyway when they put the balancer back on. You need enough to fill the keyway up at least.

Shouldn't have taken a week to figure this out though.

 

[mustangflanagan]

i agree i dont know if they put my job on the back burner, from what the damn clerk or whoever she is said that they were behind on work. i was thinking the seal too, if its not one or the other is there any other possibilities

 

[mustangflanagan]

The shop found the prob its the WRONG DAMN TIMING CHAIN COVER basically its a whole in the cover and it keeps pumping oil out of it ford changed the covers one was from the start of the 05 body till dec 06 and another is fromdec 06 till present my car is a 07 so i am assuming the block they used for the buil;d was from a 05-06 production run.

 

[bigray327]

Got any pics?

 

[bigwilly43729]

Guess it wasn't the seal, lol.

That sucks.

 

[mustangflanagan]

yea apparently the block that was usd for the build was from 03-04 and that was causing the whole damn issue well there goes 800 bucks for a bullshit fix that should of been caught during the build grrrrrrrrrrr

i'll get pics when i go to the shop tomorrow