Now I've answered quite a few people questions lately so I figured I'd ask one myself for a change.
Basically just completed my engine conversion which is a small port 4AGE in an AE71.
Now too my surprise after I got the engine in and running I found that it leaked oil rather badly and it looks like its coming out around the oil pump seal gasket as it is dripping off the side of the oil pump. Now the engine to my knowledge wasn't leaking oil in the previous car it was in and it had only been recently installed into that car before it was rear ended (AE82) prior to which the engine had been freshened by resealing a lot of things including the sump, manifolds, water system etc (but the oil pump gasket looks factory) and cleaning out all the crap built up whilst in Japan.
Once the engine gets a little warm the leak is bad enough that is literally goes drip-drip-drip about 3 times a sec onto the ground but only leaks very slowly (probably a few drips an hour at most) when cold.
I'm leaning toward it being the pump gasket and not the front crank seal, because that'd probably weep slowly would it not?
I guess the point I'm a getting to, I'm going to pull it all apart soon but should I expect something untoward? Like maybe a cracked oil pump?
Cheers for the advice.
