Rear main bearing cap oil return line question Oil is running out of the rear of the rear main bearing cap, travels down the bottom of the cap and out of the dust cover and flywheel housing cotter pin. I finally got the bearing cap off tonight (engine is still in the car with a counter balanced fly wheel). Took out the soft plug and looked at the oil return pipe. It is screwed all the way in to the end of it's threads, with a considerable amount of threads showing in the galley behind the soft plug. Okay, here is my question...was the return pipe in further than it needed to be causing my oil stream? It's not my car so I don't know the history. And the galley is not plugged nor is the pipe. I have purchased new pipes and soft plugs. It looks like it's the 3/8" pipe.
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Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question I'm not familiar with any "soft plugs" being used anywhere near the rear main bearing cap. Where was this plug? Can you provide a picture?
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Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question Have you checked the (rear main) bearing clearance?
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Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question Is the crankcase free to breathe? If the oil cap is pressed on too far or something else restricting free venting of the crankcase, it will push oil out the rear main. Not that you haven't found another cause but restricted venting will confound any repairs that you make.
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Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question For those who may not be familiar ...
Also the end of the tube must be long enough to go below the lowest level of the oil (like when a quart or more low) in the pan in order to prevent back pressure from forcing oil out the rear main. Tubes are 4 inches long end to end as I remember. |
Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question I was told many years ago by an engine builder to be sure the drain pipe does not go into the cap too far.
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It is good practice to remove the plug during cleaning when the engine is rebuilt to ensure the passage way does not having any material (bearing material, sludge, etc.) that could restrict the oil from flowing out of the cap. |
Re: Rear main bearing cap oil return line question Ok I have more to add to the story...I removed the drain pipe this evening and found some sludge in the galley under the bearing cap. Not packed tight, but enough to slow things down. That would make sense since I found some sludge in the pan under the dipper tray. Has anybody on here used the return pipe with the V notched in the top of the pipe at the threaded end?
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My opinion on this is the welch plug needs to be removed and that area fully cleaned using a bore brush and flushed. Next, forget about a Vee-notch in the tube and install it the correct way. The Vee or a notched groove tends to make a dam that only creates issues, -especially if some debris was to get into the galley there. If the tube's threads are loose in the cap, either use JB Weld or Loctite 620 to hold the tube in the correct location. The correct location is determined by sighting into the hole where the welch plug seals and making it as-close to flush as possible and still be oriented the proper way at the tube's exit. |
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