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

[Dustin Lof]

that o-ring is hard to find, if you cant get to a
dealer find an o-ring that is close and use a small
amount of rtv.  Inorder for the rtv to seal proper,
both surfaces must be very clean and dry, use brake
clean and a clean shop rag and scrub the metal until
it is shiny and very dry.  Carb spray may work better
to get the surfaces clean but you need to follow with
brake clean or something that doesent leave a residue
when it dries, and leave the blue rtv in the store,
orange red or black works best in minimal amounts

--- Scott Feaver <sfeaver at magma.ca> wrote:

> 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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