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| Re: Building an A series for 500,000+ klms and economy |
Subject: Re: Building an A series for 500,000+ klms and economy
by NIS2000 on 2009/4/4 2:19:35
It's worked for me, 2x1985 A12's in 1200 utes. I bought one with 162000kms on clock now done 547000km's still has oil pressure in spec with standard pump at idle, uses no more than 500ml of oil between 5000km services. Other was bought with 365000kms and has now done 480000kms with virtually identical results. Both had impecable service history's prior to my purchase...and after. Neither show any signs of dying yet. Up until recently the 547000km one used to drive me 220km a day to work and back, most of which was highway running at speed limit including some 110km/hr zones. Driveline of this ute consists of FS5W60L transmission and 3.7:1 H165B final drive. Vibration can be cause of oil leaks but certainly I would say cork/rubber 4 piece gasket designs are well past thier prime, (sump). In my experience this is the major source of oil leaks in A series motors. Contamination entering shaft seals and oxidisation leading to hardening is the major cause of shaft seal leaks.
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