neophyte210

my engine builder finished my motor. 2 days later i put it in my car with a new rebuilt itr tranny after about 20 seconds of running it starts leaking motor oil from what looks like rear main and from the oil pump .... right underneath the o-ring.. so i pull the motor honda-bond everything stick it back and and still same problem.... all the seals in the motor are brand new honda ... i did notice however that on the block where the rear main plate bolts to and on oil pump side whiere it bolts to that there are scuffs like somebody has sanded it or something ... maybe it's uneven... even then with the hondabond and the fact that its aluminum it would still seal but i guess not .... its coming out again tomm but then what?

hybrid_KJ

Did you check the main oil galley plugs. Right above both the oil pump and the rear main seal plate there are two large plugs with a 14mm allen. Check and see if those are tight and if they need new crush washers and/or thread seal.

neophyte210

thats a good point i didn't even look at that ... the block was stripped so that is very plausible ... thanks for the insight

neophyte210

no other ideas?

neophyte210

any other insight's motor comes out again tomm ..... is there anything on the driverside that would leak oil under pressure other than the oil pump? cam seals aren't leaking

hybrid_KJ

Also check the rocker arm shaft plugs on the timing belt side.

Rickdrizzle

THIS IS MADNESS!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rZBA0SKmQy8

neophyte210

yeah well i wouldn't expect you to know

just wondering if theres anything else i should check while motor is out before it goes in again, and waste more time

onepoint6i

hows the pcv system? i hope your engine is breathing properly....??

Hybrid96EK

My first vote would be someone over torqued the oil pan and warped it. Now its not sealing.

Fat Chick Magnet

take the motor back to him and tell him to fix it. what kind of a engine builder is that..

neophyte210

put motor back in today and thanks hybrid_KJ the allen plugs were the problem ... they were only finger tight .....

all-mtr-teg

damn, so you pulled the whole motor out?

neophyte210

ya like 3 times