#1: Oil Leak Help Author: DiddlesDee, Location: ScarboroughPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:41 am ---- Hi guys, I've recently noticed a patch of oil building up on my driveway so I had a quick look under the car today. It wasn't a pretty sight. I've posted some pics of what I saw, I was just wondering if anybody knew any obvious or could see any obvious places where it might be leaking from in the pictures?
I had the oil & filter changed about 2 weeks ago as well.. so i'm conscious, I don't know if that makes any difference.
(They're pretty large images) Last edited by DiddlesDee on Thu May 03, 2012 11:47 am; edited 1 time in total
#2: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: DiddlesDee, Location: ScarboroughPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 11:44 am ---- My pictures don't seem to have worked.. they appeared in the preview but aren't in my post..
#3: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: Edward, Location: In the garagePosted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:07 pm ---- You missed the [img] and [/img] brackets...
#4: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: simpsonrc, Location: coventryPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:02 pm ---- head gasket
#5: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: Walton450, Location: LeicesterPosted: Thu May 03, 2012 1:16 pm ---- i have the same kind of leak, mine is the head but its not as bad as that. the cam shaft seal can leak down that sideof the engine. if you remove the cam belt cover and have a look if its wet around the seal.
#6: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: Tiago, Location: CambridgeshirePosted: Thu May 03, 2012 4:51 pm ---- Checked the left corner closest to you where the headgasket sits?
Mine leaks little from there, head gasket is at fault.
#7: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: Deckchair5, Location: Bath UKPosted: Fri May 04, 2012 1:36 am ---- As it looks like there's no trace of oil above the oil filter and fluid follows gravity then it couldn't be a head gasket and as you've just had the oil filter changed and the leak was apparent immediately after then it looks simply like the oil filter has a poor seal against the engine. So either it hasn't been tightened enough or the sealing area wasn't cleaned before fitting
If a garage did that for you then that's a classic rookie mistake of not checking the oil filter is sealed after refilling with oil and running the engine. If there's no trace of oil above the oil filter then take it back and get a free engine wash as the leak is big and close to your exhaust so it's dangerous
#8: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: DiddlesDee, Location: ScarboroughPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:08 am ---- cheers, i'm taking it back to the same garage next week to get a cv joint replaced so i'll get him to double check the oil filter seals alright.
thanks
#9: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: bezford, Location: darlingtonPosted: Tue May 08, 2012 12:54 pm ---- If they cant fit an oil filter properly are u sure about trusting them with your cv joint?
#10: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: DiddlesDee, Location: ScarboroughPosted: Wed May 09, 2012 10:44 am ---- He's done other stuff for me before and been great, he also charges half the going rate for labour around here.. I have my doubts that it's just the oil filter seal to be honest as I know there was a bit of oil before it was changed.. I'm thinking it's probably the seal as well as something else.. I'll ask him to have a look while it's up on the ramp to see if he can see where the leak's coming from
#11: Re: Oil Leak Help Author: LeeUK, Location: NorthumberlandPosted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 3:05 pm ---- Did you find out the reason behind the leak? I have the same leak.
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