Oil leak source found

Ross Nicol

GT40s Supporter
Ok so you own this beautiful looking car (your pride and joy)and you move it to find grrrrrr oil patches on the floor. I've had this leak since I first fired the motor a couple of months ago.I have previously cleaned the oil off the sump and pipes in an effort to trace this leak but had no luck.I kept mentioning this leak to Will and last week he told me to check the sump bolts on either side of the front seal. Apparently oil can travel down the threads of these bolts. So on Saturday I checked as I cleaned and sure enough there did seem to be oil dripping from one of the studs (I have fitted studs).I took the stud out cleaned it and the thread in block and applied threebond sealer to stud, put it back in tightened things up and voila no more leak. I ran the car up to temp a couple of times to confirm and all I have now is a small seepage from sections of the dry sump pump. I will wait till the next oil change before fixing this one.
Regards Ross
 
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