[78w72]

Originally Posted by 64speed

So I got the filter adapter on and it worked beautifully for about 15 minutes then it started to leak water. After thorough inspection I found that my brackets all mount to head bolts and when I loosened them they lost seal and are leaking ito the pan. My friendi gonna fix it Monday. I got all the gasket he will need and after than I am just gonna do easy stuff like cleaning up the wiring

sorry if im misunderstanding this... but how does an oil filter adapter leak water?

[64speed]

Originally Posted by 78w72

sorry if im misunderstanding this... but how does an oil filter adapter leak water?

Not the filter adapter. Timing chain cover lost seal from removing bolts to install the brackets

[78w72]

Originally Posted by 64speed

Not the filter adapter. Timing chain cover lost seal from removing bolts to install the brackets

ok. the 1st sentence says the oil filter worked for about 15 minutes then leaked water. then the 2nd sentence says when you loosened "brackets" they lost seal & are leaking into the pan. no mention of the timing cover. grammar is important.

what bracket bolts caused the timing cover to loosen enough to leak water? if the gaskets were installed dry you should be able to just re tighten the bolts, no need to remove it & install new gaskets on a minor leak from loosened bolts if the gaskets are still in good shape. also, that is a case where a good gasket sealer/dressing may have prevented a leak from a few loose bolts.