Help!

[Quatervois]

I have a 1991 Land Cruiser.

I was on my way home from a short drive this afternoon, and just happen to look down at my gauges (I'm pretty vigilant about doing so) and my oil pressure gauge was reading very low. Fortunately I was only a couple hundred yards from my driveway. I pulled in, and turned the truck off. I popped the hood to see if I could figure out what was going on, and the engine on the passenger side close to the firewall was just dripping with oil. I checked the oil, and it was down significantly...so I topped the oil off with fresh oil, started it back up....and went immediately over to the passenger side, and there was oil pumping out of a small port on the head. I looked through the FSM, and couldn't find any information that would help me figure out what was going on. In fact, there's no mention of this small port, or what it's function is.

Anyway, I figured I'd ask the forum, in hopes that someone can tell me why this is happening.

I've included a couple of pics of the small port in question.

Any help with this is greatly appreciated.

Thank you in advance.

 

[G-Cat]

Folks here will get you sorted.

 

[jfz80]

Oil galley plug from the looks of it

It’s a swedged plug that can blow out.

Passenger side 1/2 to 2/3 back from front of head? Drill and tap and insert an Allen head set screw with Loctite. Coat your tap with grease to catch the shavings. Change the oil and cross your fingers.

If it didn’t get too hot maybe disaster averted. Otherwise plan for a HG job

Edit: Added a thread with links to others.

Thread 'Oil Galley Plug Fixes'

Dec 29, 2009

I am setting up this thread, which will go in the FAQ section, with links to some of our better Oil Galley Plug Fix threads. I think this will make it easier to find help on this topic. One of the problems with searching for help on this issue is that some people spell "galley" without the "e". I'll try to pull all these threads together and place the links here. Let me know if I miss any. To keep this thread clean, I will review your posted suggestions, edit my list, and then delete your post.

Thanks.

Galley Plug Fixes...

• Rigger
• Replies: 17
• Forum: 60-Series Wagons

 

[60 toy ota]

You may be one of the very few lucky ones to catch this port blowout before significant damage was done. Follow the advice above and then change your oil. Send a sample to Blackstone to see if any damage was done.

 

[Quatervois]

Oil galley plug from the looks of it

It’s a swedged plug that can blow out.

Passenger side 1/2 to 2/3 back from front of head? Drill and tap and insert an Allen head set screw with Loctite. Coat your tap with grease to catch the shavings. Change the oil and cross your fingers.

If it didn’t get too hot maybe disaster averted. Otherwise plan for a HG job

Edit: Added a thread with links to others.

Thread 'Oil Galley Plug Fixes'

Dec 29, 2009

I am setting up this thread, which will go in the FAQ section, with links to some of our better Oil Galley Plug Fix threads. I think this will make it easier to find help on this topic. One of the problems with searching for help on this issue is that some people spell "galley" without the "e". I'll try to pull all these threads together and place the links here. Let me know if I miss any. To keep this thread clean, I will review your posted suggestions, edit my list, and then delete your post.

Thanks.

Galley Plug Fixes...

• Rigger
• Replies: 17
• Forum: 60-Series Wagons

Fixed!

Thanks for all of your help, especially the links to the threads of others who have had this same issue.

I followed the advice of "Texican", and used a 5/16 x 24 tap, then inserted an allen head plug. I also used red loctite.

The entire job only took about an hour.