Hello,
Third day at the track.
I wipe the clutch/drive cover after 15 min session.
This black drip appears every time.
Any thoughts?
Bad seals?
Not exactly sure how many hours on the engine but just want to know if it’s time for a rebuild or this is normal.
could be base gasket or header gasket leaks. I’d try re-torquing the head bolts and exhaust flange bolts to spec first but more than likely the gaskets have been compromised and probably need replaced. the base gasket stack will need to be measured and replaced with exactly the same stack/ height of gaskets as it effects port timing and possibly legality of the engine. If either of those tasks sound out of your comfort zone and or you really don’t know how many hours are on the thing then it’s probably ready for a rebuild anyhow at which point your engine builder will take care of those tasks for you.
This is pretty common on Swift engine’s, yours is just more excessive. In MOST cases when I’d have this happen with the swift it’s due to leaks and buildup from the exhaust header. It could be either the gasket beneath the header, or if your pipe is loose on the header fitting it’ll spit some out while running.
You can now see the buildup and accumulation in the blue plastic air guide on the head and the drips you’re seeing are coming from that. However, I’d be willing to bet that buildup is coming from the header area.
If you’re savvy enough to remove the head, then you can do that, remove the blue plastic guide (bolts on bottom of head), and clean everything up to start to monitor it when fresh. If you’re not comfortable with that, you can spray a lot of cleaner in there and try to use various brushes, cloths to get it as clean as you can.
Also recommend removing the header, replacing the gasket, and cleaning that area up. Make sure to torque the header bolts to the appropriate spec. If the pipe itself is leaking at the header fitting, you can use some silicone to seal, but it’s a pain to deal with whenever you’re installing or removing the pipe.
Thank you both!
Yes, the exhaust pipe is a little loose. I did buy some gasketing silicone but did not apply it when installing the pipe last time. I ordered new springs as well. I will keep monitoring it.
Thank you!!
