[DeTomaso] oil leak

[Robert Stroj]

Hi Steven,

I had almost same leak on my Fontana block, but it was a coolant, not oil leaking.
It turned out to be of the bolts fixing the engine mount to the block being slightly too long and when it was screwed all the way in it made a small crack at the bottom of the hole letting the coolant leak pass the threads.
After contacting my engine builder he told me it is very common for Fontana blocks as there is not much material in this area and it is common to just use some RTV silicone on the bolt.
I drained the coolant, cleaned hole and reinstalled with RTV; all is good since then.

Not sure if your oil leak could be from same problem, but you could easily just back this bolts and see if oil might be coming out of the hole.

All the best,

Robert


-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Edwards1969Dart [mailto:gsedwards at cox.net] 
Sent: Saturday, April 18, 2020 8:26 AM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] oil leak

Thanks for the replies here is the side that is leaking.  Should have it on the road by Monday for some test driving. 






Steven Edwards