[DeTomaso] Pandora

[Christopher Kimball]

I like the "live with it" part!

What I might do is wait until I get to Reno, since there will be a lot of experts there who can diagnose it, and perhaps do the bolt-tightening.  I don't actually own a torque wrench (yet).

Thanks,

Chris



From: JDeRyke at aol.com
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 02:45:13 -0400
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Pandora
To: chrisvkimball at msn.com; detomaso at realbig.com

In a message dated 5/10/09 10:39:27 PM, chrisvkimball at msn.com writes:



I notice a small oil stain on the floor, maybe the size of a dollar bill.  I went under the car and found oil seeping from between the engine and the large, thin metal plate that bolts to the ZF.



That is the differential access cover and your leak is likely 80W90 gear oil. The cover requires a paper gasket which seldom fails, and with care is almost always re-useable. Its possible that you have a loose bolt from around the periphery of the cover, and you could cautiously try tightening all the bolts to more-or-less the same tension. They don't need much so don't use a 2 ft cheater bar on the wrench! Stripping one or breaking off a bolthead will generate a much larger leak and will be costly to fix. Or if the leak is small, live with it until after the Fun Rally. Good luck- J Deryke


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