2002 Trans am
LS1, 6 Speed
216,200KM
When I got the car, had massive oil leaks under neath car.
I changed :
-Valley Cover Gasket
-Valve Cover Gaskets
-Oil Pressure Switch
-Cam Sensor O-ring
-Oil Filter bypass housing seal
-PCV updated T and hose set
-Retorqued all oil pan bolts in sequence to spec
-Used Permatex "spray seal" for a small "sweat" that was coming from passenger side of rear cover to oil pan (had clutch done before I got it and looks like something knicked the gasket" - this has 100% sealed that small leak
What I will have is a small amount of oil that appears to come out of the open trans/bellhousing bolt that goes into oil pan on driver side and sweats down onto driverside corner of pan.
I will brake clean this off, and it may come back in 70km but sometimes takes 400km to "sweat" back onto that corner.
I suspect a small oil pan/rear cover/ RMS sweat.
I don’t really warrant it to be enough to pull the Trans. I’ve throughly cleaned the area with brake clean during storage. I was debating adding AT-205 when I take it out for next season… I’ve read mostly good and this is a small leak - is this stuff comparable with a 02 LS1 seal types, any thoughts,
Photo 1 attached shows it after around 300km.
Photo 2 shows how it was when I got it! I’ve reduced it a ton and thought it was old oil trapped in bellhousing - but I’ve cleaned and cleaned and it slowly comes back so I suspect it is active.
Photo 3 shows it after a can of brake clean into the little air gap hole trying to flush it all out - kept oozing out dirty/oil looking stuff after it would sit - it is now clean with no residue coming out and is how it sits now.
LS1, 6 Speed
216,200KM
When I got the car, had massive oil leaks under neath car.
I changed :
-Valley Cover Gasket
-Valve Cover Gaskets
-Oil Pressure Switch
-Cam Sensor O-ring
-Oil Filter bypass housing seal
-PCV updated T and hose set
-Retorqued all oil pan bolts in sequence to spec
-Used Permatex "spray seal" for a small "sweat" that was coming from passenger side of rear cover to oil pan (had clutch done before I got it and looks like something knicked the gasket" - this has 100% sealed that small leak
What I will have is a small amount of oil that appears to come out of the open trans/bellhousing bolt that goes into oil pan on driver side and sweats down onto driverside corner of pan.
I will brake clean this off, and it may come back in 70km but sometimes takes 400km to "sweat" back onto that corner.
I suspect a small oil pan/rear cover/ RMS sweat.
I don’t really warrant it to be enough to pull the Trans. I’ve throughly cleaned the area with brake clean during storage. I was debating adding AT-205 when I take it out for next season… I’ve read mostly good and this is a small leak - is this stuff comparable with a 02 LS1 seal types, any thoughts,
Photo 1 attached shows it after around 300km.
Photo 2 shows how it was when I got it! I’ve reduced it a ton and thought it was old oil trapped in bellhousing - but I’ve cleaned and cleaned and it slowly comes back so I suspect it is active.
Photo 3 shows it after a can of brake clean into the little air gap hole trying to flush it all out - kept oozing out dirty/oil looking stuff after it would sit - it is now clean with no residue coming out and is how it sits now.
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