F355GTS Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 I'm having a bit of a run on bits falling off my SLR, today it was the turn of the bolt/ spacer? that holds the Alternator slide to the block followed by the Alternator belt that made a very good attempt to get in the cambelt cover like Mr Carmichael's!. I did a temporary fix with a new belt and bits from the toolkit plus a couple of bits nicked from A****star who happened to be there testing. The question is the guy from A****star said there was an o-ring behind the spacer to reduce vibration, however since the temporary repair I'm getting oil weeping from the bolt hole in the block....... is the o-ring there to seal because the bolt hole goes through to the crankcase? or have I suffered terminal block damage? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Carmichael Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 There is no oil sealing at that point. Your oil weep is going to be coming from somewhere else. When you mention the alternator belt, did any strands get behind the pulley? If yes, have you checked thoroughly inside the cambelt cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 17, 2003 Author Share Posted February 17, 2003 Peter Havn't looked yet but will be doing before running it again. I'm pretty sure the oil is coming from this mounting hole? if not the only thing I can think of is the crankshaft oil seal. possibly damaged by belt strands? Time to have a bit of a stripdown tonight I think btw The map worked well with nice steady idle and clean pull, loads of mid range torque but a bit unwilling to pull beyond 7.5k revs in 4th and above Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 18, 2003 Author Share Posted February 18, 2003 Bu*9@r, turns out it wasn't oil but water being blown out of the cylinders, so Head Gasket again which means it lasted about 60 miles 🙆🏻 So engines out again (I'm getting good at this!) and visiting the menders on Thursday Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE GILBERT Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Time for a crack test then skim? 60 miles dont sound right. Hope it's ok Steve See My Zetec Power 7 Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 The alternator bolt which mounts the top of the alternator through the big ally bracket to the block and enters from the front of the engine , does have a seal , the Lotus service notes also speak of this . Dave Edited by - Dave J on 19 Feb 2003 08:11:21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F355GTS Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 Dave it does indeed have an o-ring as I discovered when I bought a replacement yesterday from a Rover dealer, they said it was there to temporarily hold the spacer to the back of the slide when fitting as it's a bit of a git to fit without Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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