**FIXED**
Hi everyone,
A buddy of mine had his 2012 GT500 dyno tuned back in January which ended poorly. Fast forward a few months later and we finally got him a forged iron 5.4L through ModMax and while piecing everything together (being as meticulousas possible) we finally put the engine in. And as our Intensity rises to hear this puppy start again, we started topping off the fluids and I instantly hear ...coolant on the ground! Err.
Well it's coming from behind the original oil filter adapter or housing - whatever it's truly called. And obviously the fluid is coming from the large coolant hole on the driver side - above the oil ports. So as the night took a turn we all started scratching our heads and I'm honestly quite confused, so please help me out.
If this part (oil filter adaptor) sealed on his 5.4L aluminum block without any issues, both blocks look completely the same; in the sense of alignment/machined surfaces, plus the part was installed and torqued perfectly. Why is it leaking?
Sure, after looking at other photos online you can tell this adaptor doesn't have a machine finish to "block" the coolant port, but again, it worked fine on the other engine. What am I overlooking? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Ken.
Hi everyone,
A buddy of mine had his 2012 GT500 dyno tuned back in January which ended poorly. Fast forward a few months later and we finally got him a forged iron 5.4L through ModMax and while piecing everything together (being as meticulousas possible) we finally put the engine in. And as our Intensity rises to hear this puppy start again, we started topping off the fluids and I instantly hear ...coolant on the ground! Err.
Well it's coming from behind the original oil filter adapter or housing - whatever it's truly called. And obviously the fluid is coming from the large coolant hole on the driver side - above the oil ports. So as the night took a turn we all started scratching our heads and I'm honestly quite confused, so please help me out.
If this part (oil filter adaptor) sealed on his 5.4L aluminum block without any issues, both blocks look completely the same; in the sense of alignment/machined surfaces, plus the part was installed and torqued perfectly. Why is it leaking?
Sure, after looking at other photos online you can tell this adaptor doesn't have a machine finish to "block" the coolant port, but again, it worked fine on the other engine. What am I overlooking? What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
Ken.
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