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Q & A: MGB Oil Leak

I currently have three MGBs, a 1968, 1978 and a 1980. On two of the MGs I am having issues with dripping oil from the bottom of the overdrive. (The cover that hold the wire screen filter). I have replaced both of the screen filter/gaskets and I continue to get seepage through the small bolts that hold the bottom plate of the filter cover. ) have tried using Teflon tape with no success) I dare not over tighten the small machine bolts due to possibility of stripping out the threads. This dripping is causing my wife to give me grief about stains in the garage and on the driveways. Short of using a sealer what would be your guidance? Is there a particular sealer you may suggest or is there something I should be looking for or am doing something wrong?

This is a common, passive leak. Some of the suppliers were, for a time, providing a low quality mesh screen (not the heavy gray gasket material laminated around the screen but a very light tan colored paper type of filter) -- and those are more ... read more