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Originally Posted by Goat Blower
That front cover was way too tight if it was over 30 ft/lbs, unless your torque wrench is way off. That could possibly cause your problem with the oil pump gears eating into the case.
And I'm a bit stumped on the lower tensioner bolt, that sure shouldn't have any oil coming out of it.
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Yes you are totally right that it shouldn't have been tightened that much, which is why I took it off and got a brand new gasket and redid it myself to spec. I guess I forgot to mention that part in my initial ramblings.
Also I still have yet to understand the part about the oil in the bolt hole as well, since the new gasket I put on didn't have any spots in it showing where oil would've went past it into the through hole for the bolt and I also considered the possibility that the block may have been cracked through that hole but that doesn't seem to be the case either.
If I can't solve that mystery then the copper crush washers may just be the fix. We shall see when it goes back together again in a few days.