Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.

In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
from where the filter mount meets the engine.
I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?

The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount,
or should I be looking for something else?
Thanks guys.

A picture of the filter mount he
http://s143.photobucket.com/albums/r...t=IMG_0309.jpg

The Merg wrote:
> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
> take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
> from where the filter mount meets the engine.
> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>
> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
> up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
> immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount,
> or should I be looking for something else?
> Thanks guys.

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There is an o-ring at the base of the mount. Sounds like you need a new
one. I wouldn't drive it like that...

I am not sure why you had to move the filter though....

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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The Merg wrote:
> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
> take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
> from where the filter mount meets the engine.
> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>
> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
> up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
> immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount,
> or should I be looking for something else?
> Thanks guys.

If you look at the picture, I couldn't slide the bolt from the motor
mount because the filter mount was in the way.
I guess I probably didn't have to move it, I could have undone the motor
mount-to-frame bolts and raised the engine up. That probably would have
been easier and made more sense...
I just wasn't thinking in terms of raising/lowering the engine - I was
already in move-stuff-out-of-the-way-mode since I had to move a lot of
the a/c hoses and such just to get a wrench in there.
I guess I'll just have to chalk this one up to experience.

Not planning on driving it until I fix this.

Mike Romain wrote:
> There is an o-ring at the base of the mount. Sounds like you need a new
> one. I wouldn't drive it like that...
>
> I am not sure why you had to move the filter though....
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> The Merg wrote:
>> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
>> take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
>> from where the filter mount meets the engine.
>> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>>
>> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
>> up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
>> immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter
>> mount, or should I be looking for something else?
>> Thanks guys.

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Replace the filter. As a rule of thumb, unless the fitler is near new, if
you have to remove it for some reason, go ahead and replace it.

Carl


"The Merg" > wrote in message
...
> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to take
> off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking from where
> the filter mount meets the engine.
> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>
> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes up
> momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost immediately.
> Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount, or should I be
> looking for something else?
> Thanks guys.

The filter is almost brand new, I put it on maybe a week ago, and
obviously haven't put too many miles on it.

Carl wrote:
> Replace the filter. As a rule of thumb, unless the fitler is near new, if
> you have to remove it for some reason, go ahead and replace it.
>
> Carl
>
>
> "The Merg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to take
>> off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking from where
>> the filter mount meets the engine.
>> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>>
>> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes up
>> momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost immediately.
>> Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount, or should I be
>> looking for something else?
>> Thanks guys.
>
>

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You can try lubing the seal again and re-installing the filter.

Carl

"The Merg" > wrote in message
...
> The filter is almost brand new, I put it on maybe a week ago, and
> obviously haven't put too many miles on it.
>
> Carl wrote:
>> Replace the filter. As a rule of thumb, unless the fitler is near new, if
>> you have to remove it for some reason, go ahead and replace it.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>>
>> "The Merg" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
>>> take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
>>> from where the filter mount meets the engine.
>>> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>>>
>>> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
>>> up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
>>> immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount,
>>> or should I be looking for something else?
>>> Thanks guys.
>>
>>
>
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> ÐÏࡱá

Yeah I'm gonna try that tomorrow before I go to the store for a new seal.

Carl wrote:
> You can try lubing the seal again and re-installing the filter.
>
> Carl
>
> "The Merg" > wrote in message
> ...
>> The filter is almost brand new, I put it on maybe a week ago, and
>> obviously haven't put too many miles on it.
>>
>> Carl wrote:
>>> Replace the filter. As a rule of thumb, unless the fitler is near new, if
>>> you have to remove it for some reason, go ahead and replace it.
>>>
>>> Carl
>>>
>>>
>>> "The Merg" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> In order to change the passenger side motor mount in the XJ, I had to
>>>> take off the oil filter and move the filter mount - now it's leaking
>>>> from where the filter mount meets the engine.
>>>> I'm assuming there's a gasket in the I probably buggered up?
>>>>
>>>> The oil pressure is now hovering just above zero on the gauge; it goes
>>>> up momentarily when I rev the engine but goes back down almost
>>>> immediately. Could this be a result of the gasket in the filter mount,
>>>> or should I be looking for something else?
>>>> Thanks guys.
>>>
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>
>

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On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:32:21 -0500, The Merg wrote:

> Yeah I'm gonna try that tomorrow before I go to the store for a new seal.

Don't know about yours, but both my 88 and my son's 91 has 3 O-rings in
that adapter assembly: 2 in the base that mounts to the block and one on
the hollow bolt that holds it on. Make sure you get them all and use a
film of oil to lube them so that they can slip a bit as you compress them.


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Will Honea >

3 O-rings? Mine is a '92, so I can only imagine it's the same setup.
I'm almost 100% sure it's one or all of those - I definitely didn't
think about O-rings when I re-tightened it (at around 1am).

Thanks Will


Will Honea wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:32:21 -0500, The Merg wrote:
>
>> Yeah I'm gonna try that tomorrow before I go to the store for a new seal.
>
> Don't know about yours, but both my 88 and my son's 91 has 3 O-rings in
> that adapter assembly: 2 in the base that mounts to the block and one on
> the hollow bolt that holds it on. Make sure you get them all and use a
> film of oil to lube them so that they can slip a bit as you compress them.
>
>

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