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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: haybayian on July 18, 2009, 04:36:22 pm

Title: oil leak from head gasket
Post by: haybayian on July 18, 2009, 04:36:22 pm

I run a recent professionally rebuilt AAZ which showed no leak when I ran it first  from the machine shop last year. I have hardly used it, maybe 2 hours altogether. Now there is an oil leak which seems to originate in the block to head interface on the vacuum pump side. My question: should I check the torque of the cylinder head 10 bolts? Do these normally have to be retorqued after a rebuild?

Thanks.
Haybayian

Title: Re: oil leak from head gasket
Post by: burn_your_money on July 18, 2009, 05:03:17 pm

Normally you don't need to retorque with the metal HG. You can't really check the torque because it's x ft/lbs + 1/2 a turn. It won't hurt to check to make sure they aren't lose though.

Check to make sure it's not a rotted turbo oil feed line or something similar

Title: Re: oil leak from head gasket
Post by: haybayian on July 19, 2009, 10:14:26 am

Thanks Tyler for your advice. I will check all this.
Haybayian

Quote from: burn_your_money on July 18, 2009, 05:03:17 pm

Normally you don't need to retorque with the metal HG. You can't really check the torque because it's x ft/lbs + 1/2 a turn. It won't hurt to check to make sure they aren't lose though.

Check to make sure it's not a rotted turbo oil feed line or something similar