[Gmecm] Hard to fix oil leaks from around a 1988 2.8L oil pumpdrive gear

[Scott Feaver]

Last time I had to fix that I got the o-ring from the dealer, as well as a
flat gasket for the top.   Put both in (I dont think I used RTV on the
O-ring either) and hasnt leaked since..


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Drew" <rjdrew at adelphia.net>
To: <gmecm at diy-efi.org>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 8:25 AM
Subject: [Gmecm] Hard to fix oil leaks from around a 1988 2.8L oil pumpdrive
gear


> I apologize for asking a non-ecm specific question. Does anyone know how
to
> best fix a large volume oil leak from around the oil pump drive gear on a
> 1988 2.8L. I've tried a new O-Ring with some RTV. It seems to leak only
when
> the engine gets below 35 degreed F, once it's warm the o-ring seems to
seal
> fine. However when it's cold the volume is enough that I must fix it. I
was
> wondering if anyone else has struggled with this and could recommend a
> solution that worked for them.
>
> Thanks
> Ron
>
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