[TR] TR3 Oil Pan Leakage

[DAVE HOGYE]

There's the oil diaper that I devised.  
This eliminated oil from the front of the engine ever making it to the ground.
I imagine that other engine and trans input shaft seal leaks could reliably be captured this way.
Dave H. 

>     On 07/29/2022 7:50 AM Cliff Hansen <cliff_hansen at outlook.com> wrote:
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>     Bill,
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>     Following.
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>     I replaced the pan gasket on my TR4A about a year ago. I carefully leveled the mating surface using a dolly then a file, new gasket with Permatex #2, and actually used a in-lb torque wrench. Before it leaked moderately from the pan-to-block join. Now it leaks slooowly, accumulating a drop at almost every bolt head, even the bolts that don’t pass into the interior of the engine. It’s frustrating because I’ve managed to solve every other leak.
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>     Cliff
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>     From: William Brewer mailto:billbrewer59 at yahoo.com
>     Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2022 8:19 PM
>     To: Triumph List mailto:triumphs at autox.team.net
>     Subject: [TR] TR3 Oil Pan Leakage
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>          I have been trying to get the oil pan to quit being so leaky for
>     over 30 years and two engine rebuilds now. I made sure that the bolt
>     holes in the pan are lower than the mounting surface. I check the pan
>     fit with a feeler gauge with no gasket. I get everything cleaned off. I
>     have tried Permatex, Aviation Permatex and Hylomar Blue. I have used the
>     recommended torques. Still slowly seeping and dripping over time. It
>     seems worse in the front that the rear and no the front aluminum sealing
>     block isn't stripped out.
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>           I have family members asking me not to bring the TR3 and Morgan
>     over to their houses because of the amount of drips.
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>           I have looking over the "Triumph Experience" website and it looks
>     like most owners there have thrown their hands up and given up. Either
>     that or the ones that say that they are drip free probably haven't
>     driven their cars much.
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>           I've considered CNC'ing a 3/8" steel mounting flange, welding that
>     to the top of the oil sump (the weld would seal on the inside) and then
>     torquing that sonofabitch down tight with permatex on it. No more
>     worrying about flange distortion.
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>           I've also considered making a sheet metal "catch box" that would
>     mount under the pan and completely enclose it to catch drips. It could
>     be held on with 4 bolts and removed/cleaned out at oil changes. I should
>     make a long aluminum drip pan that goes under the sump, rear seal and
>     transmission.
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>           Anyone ever get there TR2/3/4 oil pans to stay drip free?
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>           -Bill Brewer
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>           Morro Bay, CA
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