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stevejames3 · 07-31-2006, 12:29 AM

ok. lets start off with the basic info, i have a 92 240 with a redtop sr20det.

Now, the problem.

i just got the sr swap running today, which by the way it started up first turn of the key like a champ! anyways, after i started it my friend told me to shut her down. then he said i must have been missing a gallery plug. so we tracked it down and plugged it. then we relized there was more, mostly under the intake manifold(1, maybe 2) and the front cover had alot of oil on it(which i think i tracked down to the timing chain tensioner). my question is, can someone list specific places on the block with these gallery plugs so i can check them all or any place vulnerable to a problem of this sort. thanks for any help.

shayrgob240 · 07-31-2006, 07:52 AM

hmm, I say clean all the oil off, put some dye in it, then see where it's coming from. That is really the easiest way IMO. u can buy a kit from a parts store. It includes the dye and the black light (I think it's a black light). Good luck

slider2828 · 07-31-2006, 03:36 PM

Yah clean it ALL off to shine and then check for leaks... Easiest way. A lot of places can leak....

stevejames3 · 08-01-2006, 04:38 AM

got a block leak tester and i will be checking today or tomorrow. from the info i gather looks like front main seal might be bad, also the timing belt tensioner is leaking. any idea if i can just take that off put a new gasket on and put it back in without messing up the timing at all, i dred having to do timing again.

07-31-2006, 12:29 AM	#1
stevejames3 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ohio Age: 39 Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	HUGE oil leak problem! help please ok. lets start off with the basic info, i have a 92 240 with a redtop sr20det. Now, the problem. i just got the sr swap running today, which by the way it started up first turn of the key like a champ! anyways, after i started it my friend told me to shut her down. then he said i must have been missing a gallery plug. so we tracked it down and plugged it. then we relized there was more, mostly under the intake manifold(1, maybe 2) and the front cover had alot of oil on it(which i think i tracked down to the timing chain tensioner). my question is, can someone list specific places on the block with these gallery plugs so i can check them all or any place vulnerable to a problem of this sort. thanks for any help.

07-31-2006, 07:52 AM	#2
shayrgob240 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: gurnee, IL Age: 40 Posts: 441 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	hmm, I say clean all the oil off, put some dye in it, then see where it's coming from. That is really the easiest way IMO. u can buy a kit from a parts store. It includes the dye and the black light (I think it's a black light). Good luck

07-31-2006, 03:36 PM	#3
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	Yah clean it ALL off to shine and then check for leaks... Easiest way. A lot of places can leak....

08-01-2006, 04:38 AM	#4
stevejames3 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: ohio Age: 39 Posts: 170 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	got a block leak tester and i will be checking today or tomorrow. from the info i gather looks like front main seal might be bad, also the timing belt tensioner is leaking. any idea if i can just take that off put a new gasket on and put it back in without messing up the timing at all, i dred having to do timing again.