Oil leaking from driver dust cover hole
#1
Oil leaking from driver dust cover hole
Well I finally cranked my car up for the first time in nearly two years. Took the motor out to replace some gaskets, etc and add a Huron speed turbo kit. Cracked the oem pan and bought one of Amazon (I think) that had good ratings. Well there is a nice steady stream of oil coming from the driver dust cover hole at the back of the pan. My question is would this happen if the oil pan gasket is bad? I don't see leaks anywhere else and I thought that hole was a blind hole. Stuck a small screwdriver in and it does feel like there might be breakthrough, but I am not completely sure. Unfortunately I cannot put the bolt in at the moment because it wasn't properly tapped. Need to make sure I understand the problem so I can determine what needs to be fixed.
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Oil pressure sensing unit checked out ok? It will leak down the back of the block and come out right there.
#6
Yes. Oil sending unit is good.
I confirmed the culprit.
Oil is coming out the hole because it is in fact drilled too far towards the front and did breakthrough the inner wall of the pan.
It's difficult to see here, but in the mirror you can see the hole inside the hole.
Moral of the story: Dorman oil pan is rubbish. Learn from my mistake and don't buy this garbage
I confirmed the culprit.
Oil is coming out the hole because it is in fact drilled too far towards the front and did breakthrough the inner wall of the pan.
It's difficult to see here, but in the mirror you can see the hole inside the hole.
Moral of the story: Dorman oil pan is rubbish. Learn from my mistake and don't buy this garbage
Last edited by Hot Karl; 10-12-2018 at 02:13 PM.
#7
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So QA didn't catch the hole in the hole. That does not make the oil pan rubbish. Plug it and be done. No more problems, unless there are other unrelated issues.
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#8
That's a pretty terrible QA process that leads to a sub par product. While I'm able to work around this, it does not negate the fact that the end product is not good.
#9
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So there WERE other issues that were not mentioned before. Good to know! With that said, that IS bad QA/QC! Thank you!
#11
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Can you get any satisfaction from where you bought the pan? It is OBVIOUSLY defective! AND I would think not typical of Dorman quality, or we would be hearing more about it. This one must have slipped out the door...
#12
At this point if I can get it to "work" I'll be happy. The JB weld appears to be holding up, but I found a leak in the steering rack that required me to put the car back up shortly after running it.
#13
Put a short bolt in it w a drop of sealer on the threads.