iDomN8U

tightened up the bolts just a notch, atleast I did.

SilverDC2 AP1

at 17k i got the car and it had minor seepage, at 33k now it was similar to the one first shown, i dont like that.

chris_barry

If itsleaking at a porous part of a casting and not at a joint or junction between two items you can fix it by peening the area,

Peening and caulking is an old engineering trick that goes back to steam engines. Caulking uses a cold chisel to push material into a seam to tighten a seal. Peening uses impact to compress material. To peen a surface you use various tools including a ball end hammer, or a punch with a slightly domed end. The trick is to gently hammer over the porous surface so you compress the outer skin into a smooth surface which stops the leaks. If there are webs and corners you use various sized hammers and punches to cover the area.

If its a pin hole leak, use the punch to gather the material around the pin hole, the use the punch in the centre of the pin hole to seal the leak.

It would help if you could describe what the porosity problem you actually have is, and send some pictures. Getting excited about a very slight weep on the head to timing cover join is taking things a bit far.

Chris.

AusS2000

LOL, just goes to prove almost anything can be fixed with a hammer.

silvers2k01