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Hey y'all,
Been asking a lot of questions lately as finally have got
my BN6 99% finished and back on the road - ooh rah !!!
Of course now I have operating issues/questions. I started
the link about the operating temp on this rebuilt engine
and looks like it will run fine at 200 degrees, so still
high but know my timing is not quite right yet.
My oil leak question - had it out today for about 40 minutes,
primarily at 50-55 mph and ran like a champ. When I got to
my first stop after 20 minutes - noticed the oil pressure
dropped down to 20 or less at idle. Stopped it, checked oil
and it was okay so went in the store for about 15 minutes
came back out and started immediately but oil pressure at
idle was still about 20 or less. Proceeded cautiously and
pressure went back up to 40 or so and stayed there. Had
been running 50-60 earlier. Got back in 20 minutes, again
ran great at speed and parked it. Checked the oil again
and still okay.
Looked under the car and I was marking my territory from
fresh oil that had obviously come from somewhere - engine or
tanny - and had been sprayed onto the frame rails from about
the rear bulkhead back. Probably about a few tablespoons worth. I immediately checked everything again. I have had
a few drops - maybe a silver dollars worth from the trans/OD
drain plug before - and again you could see where oil was
getting ready to drip again. Checked the trans oil level and
still okay but maybe this is where it is coming from ?
Figure when the oil gets hot, thins down so tends to leak
easier and this was the first time it has been driven this
much. Trans shifted great entire time as it too has been
rebuilt. I'm going to make sure this plug is tight but does
anyone have any other thoughts ? No oil on top end of engine
at all, and sump clean too so this oil being thrown back
to the rear was probably not coming from the engine.
Any ideas and thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
Been asking a lot of questions lately as finally have got
my BN6 99% finished and back on the road - ooh rah !!!
Of course now I have operating issues/questions. I started
the link about the operating temp on this rebuilt engine
and looks like it will run fine at 200 degrees, so still
high but know my timing is not quite right yet.
My oil leak question - had it out today for about 40 minutes,
primarily at 50-55 mph and ran like a champ. When I got to
my first stop after 20 minutes - noticed the oil pressure
dropped down to 20 or less at idle. Stopped it, checked oil
and it was okay so went in the store for about 15 minutes
came back out and started immediately but oil pressure at
idle was still about 20 or less. Proceeded cautiously and
pressure went back up to 40 or so and stayed there. Had
been running 50-60 earlier. Got back in 20 minutes, again
ran great at speed and parked it. Checked the oil again
and still okay.
Looked under the car and I was marking my territory from
fresh oil that had obviously come from somewhere - engine or
tanny - and had been sprayed onto the frame rails from about
the rear bulkhead back. Probably about a few tablespoons worth. I immediately checked everything again. I have had
a few drops - maybe a silver dollars worth from the trans/OD
drain plug before - and again you could see where oil was
getting ready to drip again. Checked the trans oil level and
still okay but maybe this is where it is coming from ?
Figure when the oil gets hot, thins down so tends to leak
easier and this was the first time it has been driven this
much. Trans shifted great entire time as it too has been
rebuilt. I'm going to make sure this plug is tight but does
anyone have any other thoughts ? No oil on top end of engine
at all, and sump clean too so this oil being thrown back
to the rear was probably not coming from the engine.
Any ideas and thoughts appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike