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[Evo-00x]

Scarey shit. Hope all works out and the engine is OK. Another source of oil could be coming from the catch can filter. If the -AN hose fitting at the front of the engine is taking in a lot of oil and filling up the can quicker than it can recirculate back into the rocker cover, then when on boost the oil could come pouring out of the filter?

[caged]

Cut open the oil filter and check for bearing material.

[soldave]

Well this weekend was kind of productive. I managed to change the seal on the input of the transfer case (which was in good condition and not leaking). Would have done the one on the output side of the mission but there was no way that seal was going in past the flywheel, and the seal in there wasn't leaking so I left it as it was. Took the opportunity to fill the transfer case with Heavyweight Shockproof oil too; a nice precaution for those hard shifts when I eventually get the car going a mile or two without problems.

I also managed to find a couple of coolant leaks this weekend too, around the radiator. Sorted those easily enough. My car now has a fully working PCV system once again so that should help things too in terms of crankcase pressure. Also I might have found the source of my oil leak; it looks like it could be coming from the 5th gear cover case on the transmission. It has RTV on it from when someone took it apart previously, but it looks like the RTV might be giving way. Going to take it off and re-seal it again soon. Hopefully that might help things a bit.

[Liberoz]

Hey dave have you changed to the revised yoke part number as the old Yoke part number mitsu had issue's with and did a revision since revised yoke no issue worth a check as if your running original old poart number the seal replacement will only be a temp one till that seal blows again.

Old part number for yoke MB000408
new revised part number yoke is MR111611

[soldave]

Hey dave have you changed to the revised yoke part number as the old Yoke part number mitsu had issue's with and did a revision since revised yoke no issue worth a check as if your running original old poart number the seal replacement will only be a temp one till that seal blows again.

Old part number for yoke MB000408
new revised part number yoke is MR111611

Thanks for the heads-up. Didn't replace the ouput seal of the transfer case though as am 99% sure that side of it is not leaking. Although to be honest I am almost certain the input into the transfer case wasn't leaking now.

[soldave]

Not really the cover of Import Tuner, but I got my pale self in the pages of the regional Goo magazine (equivalent to Auto Trader). Always good to get recognized by the locals. Unfortunately no performance updates until my replacement v-band comes in, but when it does I might be shooting for 1.7-1.8bar.

[soldave]

Well I have 2 working windows again, which is quite exciting. Replaced the driver's side regulator after the cable frayed again and got caught. Was a surprisingly easy and inexpensive fix. Wondering if the rears are just the regulators too or if the motors are bad. If it's the motors, they are pretty expensive to buy new so I'll leave them as they are.

More interestingly, I puled the rear cover off the mission today and reapplied RTV as I think that is where my drivetrain oil leak was coming from. But of course it didn't go without a hitch. I think I may have separated the middle cover from the mission too. Have tightened it back up nice and tight, and am just praying that I haven't just moved the leak from one seal to another. Taking into account my luck, guess where my money is?!

It's filled with oil but am gonna give the RTV 24 hours to cure before I start the car. Then I'll find out if it will:
a) Move again after I've messed with the mission, and
Leak from either the original spot, or the seal from middle cover to mission case.

[soldave]

Well, the leak is still there and probably a little worse than before. Really doesn't look like it's coming from that seal now though. But I'm basically out of ideas. Next Friday I'm gonna drive it to my trusted tuning shop and get them to source it and fix it. Am not wanting to drive the car really at the moment as I've no idea how much mission oil I've lost.

[Evo-00x]

Ah shit mate, hopefully you didnt break the sandwich plate seal or youll have a bit of a headache.
Cool to be featured in a mag. Ive been meaning to ask, whatya doing living over there? Lol

[soldave]

Take a look what I found!


Yeah, I know it's not a good picture, but if you look closely and squint a little, you can see a small crack in the rear case of the mission cover. That's where the mission oil has been leaking out from. No wonder it was leaking more when I parked it uphill! God knows how much oil has gone or is in there. Gonna try the old JB Weld trick to get it working for now - from what I've read if I prep the area real good it should hold.

[soldave]

Been offered a set of TE37 rims for a great price. Would look damn nice painted black but wondering if I can justify paying for rims when I have a couple of mechanical issues to sort out. But they look soooo good...

[Mopar]

Been offered a set of TE37 rims for a great price. Would look damn nice painted black but wondering if I can justify paying for rims when I have a couple of mechanical issues to sort out. But they look soooo good...

That whole car looks so good!

[soldave]

Unfortunately not my car, but it is a nice look.

[Mopar]

Unfortunately not my car, but it is a nice look.

Your car is awesome as well,im sure ive said that somewhere here already

[soldave]

Thanks man. They are a fair bit lighter than the rims I've got so it is less rotational mass - kind of a performance upgrade

Picked up the rims last night for a very good price. They need cleaning up but not too much curb rash on them. Gonna get them cleaned, any grazes smoothed out and then prepped for painting.


This is the plan once they come back from the painters:


Should look really good if they come out the way I'm hoping.

[EV0300]

Damn 4stud te37s nice, they look wide though whats the offset and width?

[soldave]

7.5j (current ones at 7j). Should be flush with the 215 Star Specs I've got, and an offset of +30 should fit just about right with the calipers.

[soldave]

Just today when I thought my brakes, coolant leak, oil leak and everything else going wrong with my car coming to an end, I came to bleed the last brake caliper and saw this:


God knows what it is but it's deep and big. So that's a pair of Star Specs I'm gonna have to get (wanna get fresh both sides) and they're in closeout at the moment so am gonna have to be quick too. Just what I need before Christmas

Oh, and putting the last bolt back into my brake bracket at the front I somehow managed to rip the threads out on it. So am gonna have to hope I can retap an M12x1.25 hole into an M12x1.5 one. If not I'm gonna be even more pissed off than usual.

[evo-gsr]

My old man had a saying...
"If its got tits or tyres its gonna cost ya."

It never ends with cars...always something to drain your wallet dry !

[caged]

Oh, and putting the last bolt back into my brake bracket at the front I somehow managed to rip the threads out on it. So am gonna have to hope I can retap an M12x1.25 hole into an M12x1.5 one...

Not a chance, just helicoil it straight up before butchering it.