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Unidentified oil leak
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jonnym92
PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:17 pm Up
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I have had an oil leak for about 3 weeks now and came from the sump but now i have been defeated by the problem of where it is comming from as it hasnt stopped. i have changed the oil filter, sump and gasket and rocker cover gasket. All of these are perfectly done and nothing is coming out of any of these. it isnt a massive leak it is only maybe about CD size patch when its been stood there all night. ALso i have realised the car leaks just after it has been running as it drips then but after a short while it stopps dripping :S

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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:23 pm Up
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another note its on the driver side about a foot back from the bumper like where the gearbox would be should it be on that side
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I would have thought it would be coming from a really small hole somewhere because when the oil heats up it becomes less viscous and flow more easily as oppose to when it's cold and more viscous and not being able to penetrate. Just a thought, i could be wrong!
 
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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 12:49 pm Up
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i was either thinking something like that or some sort of piping that the oil will run through when the engine is on and once its ran out of them after the car has stopped it stopps leaking.
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the engine oil shouldn't run through any pipe
 
 

 

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Its a french thing
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Have you tried degreasing the bottom of the engine, washing it clean then leaving it over night and then looking for the trail of oil the next day? It would help you narrow down where its leaking from.
 


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i have cleaned it down a little and it seems to be running down from above the right hand side of the sump but its not clar exactly how far up its leaking from and i haent really had time to take thigsoff and give it a good clean
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right hand side as in offside or nearside?

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PostPosted: Sun May 29, 2011 2:24 pm Up
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my bad haha, driver side i mean
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