Wierd oil leak!!?

[TooGoode]

when my car sits at idle, it leaks nothing but as soon as i rev it or drive it, it likes to just pour out oil. its coming from the very front of the motor so i though i would replace my front main seal. replaced it as well as my cam seals yesturday but still leaks like crazy. i took off the front timing cover upper/lower and started the car. when i rev it, i can see oil pouring out from between the bottom of the head and the top of the back timing cover. i just put this motor together and was driving it for a while without major problems until recently. what could this be?

 

[TooGoode]

is it possible i have too much oil in my car? its hard to see the oil level because the oil and motor is new.....

 

[jdub]

Did you put RTV in the locations on top of the front plate where it mates to the head specified by the TRSM?

 

[lagged]

did you have the block deck machined? and if so, did you have the front timing cover machined with the block?

 

[TooGoode]

i did not pu sealant where the tsrm said as i did not look at the tsrm. do i have to take off that plate now and put sealant there? where does it say to put it?? i cant seem to find it in the tsrm

 

[jdub]

i did not pu sealant where the tsrm said as i did not look at the tsrm. do i have to take off that plate now and put sealant there? where does it say to put it?? i cant seem to find it in the tsrm

Didn't look at the TRSM?!?!

:3d_frown:

In either case (what lagged said too), you will have to pull the head.
Maybe next time you won't "wing it".

Top pic, looking down on the block deck:
http://www.cygnusx1.net/supra/Library/TSRM/MK3/manual.aspx?Section=EM&P=55

 

[TooGoode]

so i cant just pull off the front plate?

 

[lagged]

so i cant just pull off the front plate?

sorry, no.

but the good news is that you *SHOULDNT* need any machine work. if you have the skills to remove the head you should be able to fix your leak.

most likely it is due to the fact that you did not apply RTV where the manual says.

 

[CRE]

so i cant just pull off the front plate?

People have posted about fixing it that way. I did it myself. It's just as much of a pain in the ass... probably worse actually.

 

[TooGoode]

People have posted about fixing it that way. I did it myself. It's just as much of a pain in the ass... probably worse actually.

well, im gonna try to pull the front plate off and do it that way.....worst case, i pull the head, and do it that way. i have extra gaskets and nothing but time.....