Has anyone had a leak at the rear of the oil sump cover?

[machone]

That was one of my first thoughts, but I believe that it would be leaking between the cases (i.e. down the back of the engine) if that were the case. (Please correct me if I'm wrong.) Doesn't appear to be occurring, the gasket of the oil sump cover appears to be wet.

Found an exploded diagram of the sump, it doesn't appear that the cover is anything more than a cover. Also looks like there isn't a service gasket for it, just use silicon. That surprised me, because I thought I could see a steel core gasket peeking out.

Originally Posted by Lil bastard

Could be RMS, hope not.

[chitowndad]

can you post a picture? I have a really small leak on one of the bolts on my oil return pump. It's a common thing. I posted a few pics of mine several months back. If I can find it again I'll post the link.

-SP

[machone]

Unfortunately I don't get to work on it every evening

Here's a photo looking towards the front of the motor.

Had a friend look up the recommended procedure in a commercial service database, appears that its a pretty straightforward R&R, with a permatex-type gasket recommended.

Originally Posted by chitowndad

can you post a picture? I have a really small leak on one of the bolts on my oil return pump. It's a common thing. I posted a few pics of mine several months back. If I can find it again I'll post the link.

-SP