Engine is back together, started right up. The new brake pads are good, I can stop. The additional tranny cooler is really helping, I went on a 13 mile test drive, ambient is 92°f, temp went to 165° before lockup, after lockup, 145°
Now for the bad news: oil is dripping from the timing cover. It's in the area of the oil pump, must not have applied the RTV properly. I torqued the oil pump bolts to 5 ft lbs, I used a cheap wrench from China, next go around I will use the simple one made here.
I think I saw a drop of oil at the rear of the oil pan, must be the rear seal.
I am due for an ATF exchange, thinking of going to the top tranny shop here and have them pull the tranny and do the rear seal. Does the SVX have a plate on the rear of the engine that covers an oil passage? If so, will RTV reseal that cover?
I have worked so hard on these repairs, to see the oil leak is very disheartening, however, I'm becoming very expert at R&R the front of the engine.
Anyone have experience with the T209 Gates timing belt? The marks on the belt for the cam sprockets lined up perfect, the mark for the crank sprocket was not exactly on top of the sprocket arrow, the belt mark was to the side of the arrow. The engine ran fine at speed, 65, at idle in gear it tended to lope, I hope this is due to sitting for 3 weeks.
If there is air in the ATF lines how long till it's removed by fluid?