What would cause these leaks?

esandes · 12-31-2002, 07:12 AM

My car is in storage and I went to check up on it and it has leaked out all the coolant, transmission fluid and oil. WTF? What on gods green earth would cause all of these fluids to leak? Over the summer, I had a tonne of work done (heads, cams, intake, windage tray, etc) and I'm guessing the parts were slapped together.

Cheers

surfbeast · 12-31-2002, 10:03 AM

Only feasible way this could happpen is if the mech who did the work in the summer only torqued the bolts down snug, then when the cold weather set in the parts contracted and the fluid leaked out. Other than that maybe a gremlin snuck in to your storage area and losened all the bolts. You'll need to check all the bolts/nuts where the leaks occured with a tork wrench and possibly check the seals if you think they have been damaged. This is definetly a weird occurence for all the fluids to leak out, one fluid would be bad enough!

Good luck and keep us updated.

Happy new year

12-31-2002, 07:12 AM	#1
esandes Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 72	What would cause these leaks? My car is in storage and I went to check up on it and it has leaked out all the coolant, transmission fluid and oil. WTF? What on gods green earth would cause all of these fluids to leak? Over the summer, I had a tonne of work done (heads, cams, intake, windage tray, etc) and I'm guessing the parts were slapped together. Cheers __________________ SSS 98 GT w/ lots of bolt-ons

12-31-2002, 10:03 AM	#2
surfbeast Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Maryville,TN Posts: 415	Only feasible way this could happpen is if the mech who did the work in the summer only torqued the bolts down snug, then when the cold weather set in the parts contracted and the fluid leaked out. Other than that maybe a gremlin snuck in to your storage area and losened all the bolts. You'll need to check all the bolts/nuts where the leaks occured with a tork wrench and possibly check the seals if you think they have been damaged. This is definetly a weird occurence for all the fluids to leak out, one fluid would be bad enough! Good luck and keep us updated. Happy new year __________________ 98 GT / convertable -98 Saleen engine, Saleen appearance pkg. SHM cams,P&P NPI heads, and so much more!

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