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re: [ST] Oil sepage update



I had the same problem, which only manifested itself on track days when the
engine ran hot. In the end dealer replaced the ST valve with -I think- one
from another model.
Barry
01 BRG ST


> Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 14:11:45 -0800 (PST)
> From: Steve Bergman <steverayb@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [ST] Oil seepage update
>
> Just a little update,
>
> A few weeks ago I posted that I had noticed oil seeping from various
places on
> the engine including the head gasket.
>
> I guess the crankcase breather valve was leaking and the oil running down
out
> of the air box can follow along the seams in the engine and appear as if
the
> gaskets are leaking.
>
> They replaced the breather valve with an updated design. Odd because I had
the
> very same thing done at the beginning of last summer.
>
> My dealer said that they re-designed the part a second time. So anyone
with oil
> showing up on odd places of their engine might want to check that out.
>
> Hang in there northern climate folk, spring is only 25 days away.
>
> Steve Bergman
>
> '01 Sprint ST, Blue
>



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