Oil leaks GT4

Where to begin. Engine just underwent valves ,guides seals. Belts endless bearings and gaskets. 11k total. Drove 60 miles so far and I have seepage out of the side clutch cover and what looks like the cam seal or valve cover front bank. If I wipe it up it will be every where in a 4 mile drive. I spoke with the mechanic ( yes it's a reputable mech) I was told if it was something they did they would take care of it. What could it Be that is not installed correctly ? Is there something wrong with the gaskets or seals? I bought the parts the same places Everyone else does. How easy is it for the mech to say it was the parts and then charge me? I did my pans two yrs ago which also was redone by the mech on this service and I have seepage now. I didn't before. I also helicoiled the side cover when I did the pans and it was fine. The thing is I brought him the engine out of the car. I wanted to do it myself but was afraid of having leaks! What do u guys think?

 

I bought all the gasket kits to save time and the mech said it was ok to do so. And I'm pretty sure it's the cam seal. I think the side cover leak is coming from the studs. Which last time I did it was fine. I'm just asking was it a assembly issue. The motor was in his lap. The other. Cam seals aren't leaking.

 

No its seeping from a stud or two on the drop gear side cover. . very pissed that I pulled the motor to have everything done right and now all this mess. yeah I know things happen but this place has been around forever.

 

yes correct about the side cover. but I'm not gonna touch anything. The Mech said he should be able to get me in end of next week. I been waiting for at least 6 weeks already. yea I'm sure they leaked. but there are ways to assemble so they dont

 

Had to pay to have Leaks fixed around the time of the thread . Just finished the front suspension and steering rack, and had a alignment done and some great driving yesterday. In the afternoon I'm poking around under the car on my lift and the cam seals are leaking again. Total bs. kinda looks like the front bank seal is bent

 

Ok guys. I've had enough. I cleaned up all the oil seepage . The other day I put oil dye in the engine and trans. After driving it for 20 miles I used a black light to verify where all the leaks are, and they were where I thought. Front and rear EX cams and at the smog pulley seal. and both Distributor gaskets. I took the caps off and both of the dizzys yesterday and they looked dry inside from what I can see. The trans vent is still pissing fluid, even after my Indy said I was stupid (in Sicilian) that I over filled the trans when I brought it in last Sep/Oct or so. I'm thinkn ok whatever dude , hard to over fill a trans with a fill level plug missing in order to get the correct level right?. So today I was thinking , I have a feeling that the engine oil is seeping into the Cambio. I leveled the car on my lift and sure enough one quart spilled out into my catch pan. I took a empty oil bottle and poured the bucket into the bottle. It was one quart. All the parts came in kits from AWItalian. Could anyone have the balls to say that every single part in $1300 bux worth of gaskets, seals ,head gaskets etc . say that every part of every kit be defective? no way no way. Tomorrow I will get it hot drive it a little and open the cambio and see if it is over full. Then I will drain the oil and measure what comes out cause I know I put 8.5 qs in last month. and I think ive gone under two hundred miles. I need to check my odo photos,. I had a call into him yesterday and he wasn't in, his guy said he would let him know I called. yeah ok. ill be calling him Monday to ask what he wants to do. But at the same time, do I really want them doing this again? I don't think the main guy did all the work, and I'm gonna ask him straight out, did you do this job or one of your guys? Total joke this is. This has been going on for three years with this car, and it hasn't been fun for the last year and a half. My back cant handle one more straw

 

Image Unavailable, Please Login sorry that happened to you. The Forza will probably be me. What pissed me off is that I brought them a engine out of the car and it wasn't done right. And also I'm tired of the mess at my house the garage is clean and so is the car. And now I need to start over again, if they will not fix this

 

Yea I agree. Not sure of the details of how they did everything they have been doing Ferrari stuff since the 80s. I know some things can happen but this is rediculouse

 

Thx Joe. I am aware of this I do see some silicone on the corners on mine.

 

So I drove the car 20 minutes just now. Drove onto the lift with the rear wheels on 2x4s to make the trans level. Cracked it open and out it came again!
Yesterday I drained it till it stopped dropping. Now with the car in the same spot. More came out. Makes me sick. And annoying all the back and fourth that needs to be done.

 

Joe you are obviously doing the job yourself. Did you pull the cams or the sprockets? Looks like you pulled the sprockets

 

Guys spoke to the shop early tody, my blood pressure is twice my oil pressure. Ill try and type something tomorrow

 

Kevin. Thx.

 

Ok. I spoke to the shop on Monday. I told him about What came out of the trans. He said that's a lot of fluid and something must be wrong. I told him about the cam seals. He said the last time I brought it in it was one cam seal. That he fixed. With some silicone on the edge to the head. Yeah I know I know. I told him the other seals were leaking also and the dizzy gaskets. He said maybe they need to be snugged. I told him I already did. I asked are you gonna cover this. He said he wouldn't know till he looks at it. Ok when can I bring it in? He said call me in a week or two. Seriously.

 

Well. in 17 yrs of ownership I only had a cam seal leak 2 weeks before I pulled the motor. I fixed my pans in 2015 with statoseal washers and new gaskets. Never had a vent issue. The cam drive seals and balancer seal had seepage. But yes I lived with pan stud drips for a long time. Either way the shift shaft o ring has a issue