So your hole was in the oil galley too, eh? Every person I've met with this problem had the hole in an oil galley. Mine was passenger side (cylinders 1-3) -- which side was yours? Perhaps there's a common engineering weakness in the galleys that's getting us (metal too thin?). The only reason I can think for those casting spars is to reduce thickness of the engine top without losing strength. My Renault block sat for 10 years or so -- did yours sit as well? Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Chris Williams" <cwilliams1966@...> wrote: > > Although not quiet the same, my first attempt at repair was to have > two ally 10mm thick plates TIG welded over the top deeper holes. This > worked for a few months, unfortunatly the oil just found the next > weakest spot in the casting to force it's way out of,, > Chris To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/