DanH 1 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 have ob1's got any 'common' or 'known' places to leak oil? got a load down the front of the engine......cant c it from the top but the inlet is in the way and i havnt taken it off yet. from underneith it looks quite high up. i rekon rocker cover gasket....jus wondering if anyone knows where its from lol. not changing oil till ive sorted it cos its pretty bad! Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 my thoughts would be rocker cover as well. If it was the oil filter or oil cooler you'd be able to see it from the top and if it's that bad a head gasket problem would most likely have other symptoms such as oil in water, water in oil, nasty smoke etc.do you know if it's had the timing chains changed? Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 hopefully not head gasket, no contamination, no smoke and it sat on the motorway for 3 hours non stop, then stuck in london traffic for 4 hours without getting hot so that should be fine.cant find a reciept for chains but there noisey as imo so need doing... Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 most likely rocker cover gasket then. mine didn't last as long as the chains and was leaking slightly Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 right, well i might get sum oil, filter and gasket for this weekend then! wots best oil? well anoying it needs 5.5 litres! they all come in 5 litre tubs at work and thats 5w30 fully synthetic....or wot else does incase i cant get hold of that? Link to post Share on other sites
thegoth 5 Posted May 27, 2009 Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 whilst you got the rocker cover off have a look at the top tensioner to judge how urgent that job is.for older VRs the usual recommendation is semi synthetic as full is too thin. synta silver or fuchs 10/40 from vw or gsf Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted May 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2009 cool stuff, cheers Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted May 28, 2009 Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 Noticed your from leigh, I have an oil leak from the front that has gradually got worse due to ignoring it. I know ste smith who has the garage at the bottom of leigh bridge he had a look at mine for me and said it was something to do with a seal which involved removing the gearbox so involves abit of work. Can you not get access to a ramp so you can have a good look Link to post Share on other sites
DanH 1 Posted May 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2009 mean crank seal? please no lol! had it on ramp at work, had a poke about but the bays so full cant c owt....more than likely r/cover so gonna do that and c. got sum 10/40 semi oil i 'borrowed' from work so alls gd.never seen ur car about, sure id notice that!!! Link to post Share on other sites
kie_dub 0 Posted May 29, 2009 Report Share Posted May 29, 2009 cant remember to be honest what seal it was but its going to cost me a fair bit lol just waiting for the mechanic to fit me in. Im in leigh tomorrow my dad lives there so a always knocking about. Good luck with the leak! Link to post Share on other sites
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