At 04:54 PM 4/30/96 -0500, you wrote: >Hello All, > I just got back from a weekend spent working on my new aquisition. I >haven't yet gotten any info on the camping equipment or the Bentley manual so I have >some questions if any of you have the answers. > My first problem deals with a small oil leak located around a plug like object >on the pan of the engine directly below the oil filter. It is a (app.) one-inch circular >recessed plug with a long narrow groove. Is this an access plug to the oil chamber, an >additional oil plug, or THE oil plug with the center bolt being another strainer? Also, >how do I stop the leak, how do I tighten it and should I be careful of the torque. That's the access to the oil pressure relief valve - when you remove that screw ( I used the widest screwdriver I could find + 'help' from a 6" crescent wrench) you'll find a spring, and on top of the spring a simple piston. The piston 'should' come out with a magnet: depending on your '87's miles & oil change intervals, varnish may hang it up. *BUT* it's not necessary to remove it - just unscrew the cap, goop it up with pipe thread sealant (*NOT* tape - use pastey Teflon stuff), & you'll be home free, no mo' leaks!
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