Fluid Leaks
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Fluid Leaks
My 91' Sovereign drips a couple of drops of fluid each night on my garage floor, nothing excessive at this point.
However, after degreasing underbody to determine the source of the leaks, there are multiple tiny little one's. Both power steering hoses, the oil cooling hose. Also the power steering pump sealing area. The biggest scare is the timing chain cover lower corner.
The hoses I can handle, Timing Chain cover looked too difficult for me and my mechanic let me know this will stack up serious labor costs. I'm not too happy about this.
Again, even with all of these leaks, very little is hitting the floor for now. Most of it is being blown around and soiling the underbody over time.
Thoughts, suggestions, or just put up with it until it's bad?
JagBro
However, after degreasing underbody to determine the source of the leaks, there are multiple tiny little one's. Both power steering hoses, the oil cooling hose. Also the power steering pump sealing area. The biggest scare is the timing chain cover lower corner.
The hoses I can handle, Timing Chain cover looked too difficult for me and my mechanic let me know this will stack up serious labor costs. I'm not too happy about this.
Again, even with all of these leaks, very little is hitting the floor for now. Most of it is being blown around and soiling the underbody over time.
Thoughts, suggestions, or just put up with it until it's bad?
JagBro
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Try using some products made by Lucas. They have a power steering stop leak and an oil stop leak. While it may or may not work,they have very good quality products and I've had good luck with their products. Each one costs about $10 but they seem to do what they say they do. Depending on how bad your leak is,they cause the area to swell and seal the gap therefore sealing the leak. It may prolong having to replace the gaskets for quite some time.
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It is also possible the oil dripping from the timing cover is coming from somewhere else, such as the large O-ring around the base of the distributor, the timing chain tensioner O-ring, or the cam cover gasket. I can't remember if a '91 has the hydraulic pump mounted on the timing cover but if so, that could be another source of a leak.
If you don't have the Haynes manual, you can download a scan of it at the link below - it's mostly complete except for a couple of chapters:
Haynes Jaguar XJ40 Automotive Repair Manual
Cheers,
Don
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