Hello all you rotary nu-errr-enthusiasts ;-)

I have a friend that just bought a 1986 RX-7. He tells me that he has an oil leak on the front of the engine (on the driver side)at the top. I have searched for something like this with no results.

Short of rebuilding the engine, what suggestions are there to help with this problem?


Thanks guys

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is it NA or TII? Since you say its an 86 im assuming NA, so it could be one of the oil cooler lines at the block. Maybe its leaking out of one of the crankcase vents (well, not crankcase, but yea) near the oil fill neck.

If its a TII, then theres also the turbo oil feed line that connects to the drivers side top of the front iron with a banjo bolt. That could possibly be leaking.

 

Mine is leaking in the area. Its seeping between the front cover/iron behind the CAS, rev the engine up and look back there for oil dripping.

 

Oil cooler lines or front cover gasket.

 

mine's leaking from there too... oil cooler lines probably

 

Thanks for the quick replies all.

Does anyone know what can be done short of engine rebuilding?

Thanks from my friend Rick