Hi Michael. I'm not sure if overfilling would cause a leak or not. But, let
me ask this. What are you doing with the vent on the valve cover. If it's
plugged, that could definitely cause a leak.
- Hugh
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of SamuelsMA@aol.com
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 2:32 PM
> To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> Subject: Oil filler cap
>
>
> Listers:
>
> I wrote to the list a couple of weeks ago about my lack of a
> dipstick (the
> aftermarket oil temp sender replaced the dipstick) and asked
> about ways to
> check my oil level. Anyway, I figured out how to use the
> pseudo dipstick as
> an actual dipstick and set the oil level that way. About
> that time, I
> developed a leak with a little bit of oil coming out around
> the oil filler
> cap onto the top of the valve cover when driving.
>
> I got a refurbished dipstick from TRF in the mail a few days
> ago. When I
> checked the oil level with a proper dipstick, I found that I
> was about a
> quart over the full mark. I drained out the extra oil today.
> Now I have it
> about 3/4 of the way from the low to the full marks.
>
> Would over-filling the crankcase explain a new leak from the
> oil filler cap?
> The seal on the cap looks good, but I really can't tell.
>
> Michael Samuels
> 1970 TR6 PI
> Miami Beach, FL
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