blackeg

i noticed an oil leak today. thought it was the filter so i changed it but its not that. the sandwich plate is tight to the back of my block so its not loose.

do these things go bad? like warp or crack or anything. it does have a lot of miles on it as its been on 3 different lsvtec motors ive had.

non-VTEC

its probably the o-ring seal that is leaking behind the adapter......

iBrandon

yes..the o-ring seal is probally worn out...thats what happen to me on my second build...the oring was lightly worn out...but i used honda bond all around it...hasnt leaked since....even if u get a new one..a little honda bond on it wouldnt hurt, just to be safe...

0xenocron

yep, get a new o-ring from GE

Make sure the surface on the block is clean too when you tighten everything down. A tiny dab of oil on the ring helps as you tighten it.

blackeg

ok some good advice you guys have. it was a fresh block when i put it on and i did use a very very thin coat of oil on the oring to help it seal.

all in all, im just happy i found the leak, i lost 1qt before i found it, but im sure it coulda been much worse

EmminoDaGreat

I have had the o-rings go bad, or get pinched.

blackeg

upon further inspection, it really seems its leaking between the filter and the sandwich, not the sandwich and the block...

0xenocron

I highly doubt a sandwich adpater that worked before could become warped enough to leak...but anything is possible.

It can only be the oil filter being warped or that o-ring then. Unless the old o-ring stuck on the sandwich adapter and you doubled them up...thats fairly common actually.

blackeg

i see what you mean. im gonna take it off the car this afternoon and do a closer inspection, right now its kinda hard to get my head up in there with it still on the car

a1320addict

iTrader: (1)

A little Honda-Bond will take care of it

MeanGreenMachine

so you guys are putting honda bond on the g.e. sandwich adapter o ring??

a1320addict

iTrader: (1)

I do, I went through two o-rings, lubed with oil, and still got a little leak.

Boostfed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MeanGreenMachine &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so you guys are putting honda bond on the g.e. sandwich adapter o ring?? </TD></TR></TABLE>

I had a bad bad bad oil leak I couldn'[t find on my old motor from last year and beginning of this year, when I took my GE sandwich adapter off that block to put it on the new one, the o ring was all worn out, I put a new o ring on it from another brand sandwhich plate I had here. I haven't started the car up yet BUT hopefully it will be all good. I put a thin layer of honda bond all the way around the sandwich plate too

speedlabx2005

I will never use a sandwich adapter. I was at the track and i lost oil from that golden eagle adapter it was comming from the oil filter to the adapter i was in the middle of a 1/4 mile pass and lost all my oil. there went my bearings little knock from lossing all the oil. luckily my turbo is still good. i have solid mounts so i'm thinking the oil filter backed off. but still my own personal horror story. it was gushing out oil from that adapter. just make sure you check everything in between runs

MeanGreenMachine

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by speedlabx2005 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I will never use a sandwich adapter. I was at the track and i lost oil from that golden eagle adapter it was comming from the oil filter to the adapter i was in the middle of a 1/4 mile pass and lost all my oil. there went my bearings little knock from lossing all the oil. luckily my turbo is still good. i have solid mounts so i'm thinking the oil filter backed off. but still my own personal horror story. it was gushing out oil from that adapter. just make sure you check everything in between runs</TD></TR></TABLE>

so im assuming that your using a "T" now rather than using the oil sandwich.......yes? no?

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boostfed.com &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

I had a bad bad bad oil leak I couldn'[t find on my old motor from last year and beginning of this year, when I took my GE sandwich adapter off that block to put it on the new one, the o ring was all worn out, I put a new o ring on it from another brand sandwhich plate I had here. I haven't started the car up yet BUT hopefully it will be all good. I put a thin layer of honda bond all the way around the sandwich plate too </TD></TR></TABLE>

so honda bond between the adapter and the block and honda bond between the o-ring and the adapter?

speedlabx2005

Yes I'm using a T now better peace of mind for me

blackeg

alright well i found the leak and it wasnt the sandwich plate....my block cracked around the oil pressure sensor

next step is to pull the motor and see if i can get it rewelded, otherwise ive gotta take it all apart and get the sleeves removed and pressed into a spare ls ive got