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.

Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

A picture of the filter mount here:
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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Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

A picture of the filter mount here:
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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Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

A picture of the filter mount here:
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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Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

A picture of the filter mount here:
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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Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

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.

Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

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.

Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

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.

Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

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.

Re: Oil Leak resulting from motor mount repl.
 

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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