* I have a 1994 LC with 175k miles that started blowing/leaking a large amount of oil out of the lower right hand side of the timing cover. At fist, it was hard to tell where the oil leak originated because the underside of the engine/compartment had a lot of oil dripping off it (high-pressure leak?). After towing it to a repair shop, they were able to remove the cover through the bottom (as opposed to a head job) and think the oil leak originated from the oil galley plug and ball, which are directly under the spot of the cover that was leaking.
The real problem we are having is the 1/2 in ball that is swaged into the block seems to have oil continually leaking out of it. It is not a lot of oil, but after cleaning it out with brake clean and letting it sit for a few minutes, it will seep oil (without engine running). This explains the high-pressure oil spray and why the timing cover gasket failed where and how it did. The bad news is that this seems rare for this to happen and it is proving difficult to impossible to find someone with some experience or knowledge who can recommend a permanent repair solution.
Does anyone know someone or somewhere I can find a repair solution?
The real problem we are having is the 1/2 in ball that is swaged into the block seems to have oil continually leaking out of it. It is not a lot of oil, but after cleaning it out with brake clean and letting it sit for a few minutes, it will seep oil (without engine running). This explains the high-pressure oil spray and why the timing cover gasket failed where and how it did. The bad news is that this seems rare for this to happen and it is proving difficult to impossible to find someone with some experience or knowledge who can recommend a permanent repair solution.
Does anyone know someone or somewhere I can find a repair solution?
