oil

[fredk]

Ok guys, my 88 is driving me nuts, I have been battling this oil leak from the oil pump for about a year now, putting the o rings on it and front seal, last weekend I went all out and put bearings, timing cover gasket and cam and crank seals with a new water pump and vc gasket and the oil pump to timing cover still leaks at the bottom near the oil pan around the last bolt, should I embed the ring in silicone and then put the pump on or smear a thin layer around the edge before putting it on because i cant get it to seal against the ring, maybe i need to use a genuine toyota ring?

[wiccanferret]

Did you maybe gouge the wall of the block when you pulled the old seals out? They should seal themselves unless there's other issues...mine did.

Now, when mine was leaking down to the oil pan it turned out to be from the distributor. That's a hella easy fix...did you look at that?

[cvandiv]

Originally Posted by wiccanferret

Now, when mine was leaking down to the oil pan it turned out to be from the distributor. That's a hella easy fix...did you look at that?

mine is leaking from the distributior, tell me more about this 'hella easy fix'

[boi_si]

for distributor, jus buy a ring from toyota. it should seal and alittle tight to slide in, well for mine it is. make sure the distributor itself is not leaking inside. take off the cap and inspect. i had an extra distributor and all the internals were flood with oil.

[fredk]

its the funny shaped ring under the oil pump cover that keeps leaking

[wiccanferret]

Originally Posted by cvandiv

mine is leaking from the distributior, tell me more about this 'hella easy fix'

Move air hose out of the way by detaching at the throttle body.
Remove distributor cap (4 bolts)
Remove Rotor (slides off)
Remove distributor (three bolts)

There's an O-Ring on the shaft that the distributor slips onto. Peel off and replace. Put it back together.

[Doctor J]

Use Toyota seal packing black rtv sealant on the land outsde the o-ring.

[Gopal]

Originally Posted by wiccanferret

Move air hose out of the way by detaching at the throttle body.
Remove distributor cap (4 bolts)
Remove Rotor (slides off)
Remove distributor (three bolts)

There's an O-Ring on the shaft that the distributor slips onto. Peel off and replace. Put it back together.

Seems simple enough. How did you determine that the leak is from the distributor and not somewhere else... or was it just a guess?

How much did the o-ring cost? Do i have to purchase the OEM?

Thanks,
Gopal

[IvanHoe]

I thought we were suppossed to be helping fredk with his leak

[Gopal]

Originally Posted by IvanHoe

I thought we were suppossed to be helping fredk with his leak

Woops! Sorry Fredk, didn't mean to hijack your thread.

[fredk]

im going to get a ring from yota and do what doctorj said asap, but my dist is leaking inside too

[wiccanferret]

When my distributor appeared to be leaking inside it turned out to be the ignition coil itself instead. I wouldn't suggest anything other than OEM ignition coil, though, if that's the case.

[IvanHoe]

Originally Posted by fredk

im going to get a ring from yota and do what doctorj said asap, but my dist is leaking inside too

leaking inside?........time for new distrib., I replaced mine 8 months ago due leak. $155 for new one(not rebuilt), and 10 minutes to install(borrowed my buddy's timing light for the rest)

[88 LE]

http://www.kbox.ca/catalog/product_i...roducts_id=232

The part thats leaking is the internal shaft oil seal.