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96 XJ Country HO W/0630 head, AW4, D30/C8.25, NP231, 3in RC lift, 200+K miles
Short story: While tightening my oilpan bolts, to eliminate a "2 drop a day" oil leak, I snapped the head of the bolt off. The bolt is on the drivers side, at the pans half way point where it goes from shallow to deep.
Should I worry about this? Is it worth the trouble to drill it out and tap it if necessary.
Long story: I'm in the process of diagnosing an oil leak. Like everyother XJ, it APPEARS to be coming from the RMS. So to rule out the rear valve cover, oil sensor, filter adapter, oil pan, blah blah blah, I cleaned everything. So I cleaned the hell out of everything in the engine bay and underneath also. First, I wrapped the distriutor, both fuse boxes, and the IAC sensor with shrink wrap. I hooked the pressure washer up to the hot water heater and turned it all the way up (180F IIRC), and ran a bottle of dawn through the mix port. Before taking the pressure washer to it, I applied copious amounts of degreaser to everything in the engine bay. Took it on a quick trip to heat up the degreaser. Pulled into the driveway and took the pressure washer to it. Huge improvement as far as visibility goes.
I ruled out everything on top. It is either the RMS or ther rear of the oil pan. So I started tightening bolts. The two bolts closest to the RMS were 5/16 IIRC and the rest were one size smaller. I'm a small guy (not as strong as most) and using a 3/8 ratchet, I got 4-5 turns on every bolt on the oil pan, except for 1 obviously!!!!
Oddly enough, no more leaks. I have yet to drop the oil pan, and have no plans to as long it doesnt lean again. So I have no idea what the PO used for a gasket because theres nothing overlapping enough for me to see.
Anybody have any expierence with this??? Is that many turns on an what I believe to be the original oilpan/gasket normal??? Most important-Should I worry about that bolt if its not leaking?????
Short story: While tightening my oilpan bolts, to eliminate a "2 drop a day" oil leak, I snapped the head of the bolt off. The bolt is on the drivers side, at the pans half way point where it goes from shallow to deep.
Should I worry about this? Is it worth the trouble to drill it out and tap it if necessary.
Long story: I'm in the process of diagnosing an oil leak. Like everyother XJ, it APPEARS to be coming from the RMS. So to rule out the rear valve cover, oil sensor, filter adapter, oil pan, blah blah blah, I cleaned everything. So I cleaned the hell out of everything in the engine bay and underneath also. First, I wrapped the distriutor, both fuse boxes, and the IAC sensor with shrink wrap. I hooked the pressure washer up to the hot water heater and turned it all the way up (180F IIRC), and ran a bottle of dawn through the mix port. Before taking the pressure washer to it, I applied copious amounts of degreaser to everything in the engine bay. Took it on a quick trip to heat up the degreaser. Pulled into the driveway and took the pressure washer to it. Huge improvement as far as visibility goes.
I ruled out everything on top. It is either the RMS or ther rear of the oil pan. So I started tightening bolts. The two bolts closest to the RMS were 5/16 IIRC and the rest were one size smaller. I'm a small guy (not as strong as most) and using a 3/8 ratchet, I got 4-5 turns on every bolt on the oil pan, except for 1 obviously!!!!
Oddly enough, no more leaks. I have yet to drop the oil pan, and have no plans to as long it doesnt lean again. So I have no idea what the PO used for a gasket because theres nothing overlapping enough for me to see.
Anybody have any expierence with this??? Is that many turns on an what I believe to be the original oilpan/gasket normal??? Most important-Should I worry about that bolt if its not leaking?????