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Oil Leek at highway speeds
That's wonderful news. Sounds like your bearings are in good shape. If the engine sat unused for a long time, the seal surface could have some rust that gobbled up the seal, or the seal could have hardened and just broke. I would bet on the latter. -Chuck -
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Oil Leek at highway speeds
Ok, if I am understanding you, your engine probably has excessively worn main bearings. Oil seals won't work if there is significant main bearing slop. You should have between 15 and 30psi oil pressure at idle, and about 60psi when the engine is going 2500 rpm. This is a common problem... -
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Oil Leek at highway speeds
They all have a 1 inch, or so, rubber slobber hose that vents the valve cover. -Chuck -
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Oil Leek at highway speeds
If you put your finger into the filler hole, with your first knuckle through the hole, and your finger tip bent downward, it should just touch the oil... So it should be more like 1/2 inch below the threads on the filler plug's hole. There is a lot of argument about what the level should really...