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Aright so i think i narrowed down my oil leak on my 3.4 to the oil gear drive based on posts i've found on here. So i got the o-ring and i'm gonna change it this weekend...sooo here are my questions.
Any tips on the o-ring install?
What else should i change while i've got the fuel rail and upper intake manifold out?
Finally got the O-ring on the oil gear drive changed out. Took about 8 hours with breaks. It was a major PITA. Some tips for anyone doing this install: If you have a high mileage engine, buy lots of carb/intake cleaner, you'll need it. Also deep well sockets are very handy when doing this because of the tight clearance in the engine bay.
1993 Camaro 3.4L A4 many mods comin for 2004<br /><br />\"The last thing I wanted was to get in a fight in Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night\"
Also install a sbc distributor gasket before installing the decapitated distributor. $0.79 extra insurance, but worth it [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbsup.gif[/img]
1978 Formula 461 in progress of being built :rock:
2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn
former owner of 85 bird w/ 2.8 - 3.4 - 3800 II - 5.0
94 comero 3.4
if you look in the back of the motor, probably w/mirror ;) , underneath the rear of the upper plenum, there is the oil pump drive shaft housing. basically it's decapitaed distributor. there is also a hold down clamp for it. This seems to be a common area for oil leaks in the 2.8~3.4 motors, along w/the valve cover gaskets.
1978 Formula 461 in progress of being built :rock:
2013 Ram 1500 Big Horn
former owner of 85 bird w/ 2.8 - 3.4 - 3800 II - 5.0
94 comero 3.4
I could be mistaken, but i thought that was what i replaced. Maybe we're both talking about the same thing. The o-ring i replaced was on what is termed the oil gear drive from most of my research. It is a cylindrical unit with a gear and a long narrow shaft (no laughing :D ) that drops into the block on the back and is secured with a clamp that covers half of the top. it stopped my oil leak.
1993 Camaro 3.4L A4 many mods comin for 2004<br /><br />\"The last thing I wanted was to get in a fight in Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night\"
that's it. Before yo plop that sucker down, get that distributor gasket to cover the top & provide an extra seal between the bottm on the drive gear dohicky & the block.
oops too late...lol...but i'm gonna pull the heads soon to have them magnafluxed and a valve job done. (didn't have time before...had to go on a trip the next day) so i may redo that to keep it from going out again. Thanks for the info.
1993 Camaro 3.4L A4 many mods comin for 2004<br /><br />\"The last thing I wanted was to get in a fight in Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night\"
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