Odd oil leak
Re: Odd oil leak
I agree with Max, looks like a casting defect ! To be sure, clean the area thoroghly with alcohol, take it down the road for a few miles (hiway speeds would be best) and check it again. It maybe such a minute leak that it won't show up for a couple of runs. If you take it to the dealer be sure you have your pics with you, I'm sure they'll try to wrangle out of replacing the casting.
Just my Dos Centavos !
Just my Dos Centavos !
Re: Odd oil leak
Good afternoon,
Well we checked and the garage changed the filter and assembly ( hoping that it would go away- it didn't) , to be fair they added a dye, and miniscule amounts showed up.. now here's the question..
Should we have them effect a repair - it will mean stripping the head down and rebuilding. My worry is that these precision ally heads and casings are very susceptable to over torqueing, not too mention the care needed to resit everything, will we end up with a repaired engine that is nothing like the current?
How bad could this pin hole become?
I've experienced an annnoying recurrent leak on the SRT - which took for ever to resolve.
Well we checked and the garage changed the filter and assembly ( hoping that it would go away- it didn't) , to be fair they added a dye, and miniscule amounts showed up.. now here's the question..
Should we have them effect a repair - it will mean stripping the head down and rebuilding. My worry is that these precision ally heads and casings are very susceptable to over torqueing, not too mention the care needed to resit everything, will we end up with a repaired engine that is nothing like the current?
How bad could this pin hole become?
I've experienced an annnoying recurrent leak on the SRT - which took for ever to resolve.
Last edited by Kit and Kat; 07-15-2008 at 02:01 PM.
Re: Odd oil leak
Unless you get this work done by a qualified Mercedes or Chrysler wrench
you are taking a huge risk for a pinhole. Surely they can find a material that
will bond with the aluminum casting material that will give you a permanent
fix without such major surgery...just seems like overkill to me...
you are taking a huge risk for a pinhole. Surely they can find a material that
will bond with the aluminum casting material that will give you a permanent
fix without such major surgery...just seems like overkill to me...
Re: Odd oil leak
Originally Posted by Kit and Kat
Good afternoon,
Well we checked and the garage changed the filter and assembly ( hoping that it would go away- it didn't) , to be fair they added a dye, and miniscule amounts showed up.. now here's the question..
Should we have them effect a repair - it will mean stripping the head down and rebuilding. My worry is that these precision ally heads and casings are very susceptable to over torqueing, not too mention the care needed to resit everything, will we end up with a repaired engine that is nothing like the current?
How bad could this pin hole become?
I've experienced an annnoying recurrent leak on the SRT - which took for ever to resolve.
Well we checked and the garage changed the filter and assembly ( hoping that it would go away- it didn't) , to be fair they added a dye, and miniscule amounts showed up.. now here's the question..
Should we have them effect a repair - it will mean stripping the head down and rebuilding. My worry is that these precision ally heads and casings are very susceptable to over torqueing, not too mention the care needed to resit everything, will we end up with a repaired engine that is nothing like the current?
How bad could this pin hole become?
I've experienced an annnoying recurrent leak on the SRT - which took for ever to resolve.
Just food for thought.
John P
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