oil leak

[neil/di]

Can anyone tell the position of the oil feed between the head and the block, as I think my head might have slow weep around this point
thanks
Neil

[neil/di]

Come on guys

[francophile1947]

I don't really know what you mean There are usually several oilways between the head and the block

[haydn callow]

If the oil is down the side of the engine under the drivers seat towards the front...don't worry they nearly all have that....you should find you don't have to top up the oil...
Normally just a bit of a "crud" weep from a seal. If it's dripping then best to sort it.

[neil/di]

thanks Haydn,
Thats it exactly, after 3 years its dripped on the drive, have not had to top up the oil but it is coming from the front of the engine by the drivers seat. cleaned it off and after 40 miles its just starting to show
Neil

[mikeonb4c]

thanks Haydn,
Thats it exactly, after 3 years its dripped on the drive, have not had to top up the oil but it is coming from the front of the engine by the drivers seat. cleaned it off and after 40 miles its just starting to show
Neil

Is it engine oil or is it diesel, as mine drips diesel I fear from one of the pump O rings. I keep meaning to book it into Wheelquick to be done but......

The diesel pump is on the drivers side towards engine front so the position and the other symptoms would fit with that. You should be able to tell by dipping your finger in the droppings and sniffing it



Oooooh matron

[neil/di]

thanks Mike I am sure its oil
Meil

[al & chris]

Ours leaks oil from the same place, been like it for over a year now can smell it ocasionally when it runs on something hot but not lots coming out as do not have to top up between oil changes. May have to replaice cylinder head gasket at some stage but will leave untill realy bad as worried about water leak probs.

[rabbitsquasher]

I too put a post on here asking the same when I first purchased our daisy (dont ask) not any better and not any worse, looses nothing but gains nothing either... well apart from the occasional look of admiration from a fella what owns a saxo..... great

[bigdaddycain]

Are you sure the leak isn't emanating from the rocker cover?

[neil/di]

No BD I cleaned it off with brake cleaner and its below the head gaskit
Neil

[mikeonb4c]

No BD I cleaned it off with brake cleaner and its below the head gaskit
Neil

Sounds even more like diesel oil to me unless its something more serious like a head gasket thats somehow allowing a leak from an oilway

Frankly I'm flummuxed (which isn't hard for me)

[haydn callow]

It's just crud that gets by a "O" ring somwhere near the EGR system. When I was down at Allans (Plymouth) he explained it to me but I have forgotton exactly what it is....Anyway it is VERY common and not to be worried over...I have it and my oil level remains constant. It could even be EGR crud weeping out

[neil/di]

Put one of allans egr kits in about 2 years ago

[Doone]

The EGR can accumulate oiley muck but as your EGR is blanked, this oil is not from that.
It sounds like the really common slow weep of oil from between the head and the block (head gasket). It is very common and only becomes a problem when it starts to leak badly, but fortunately that is rare.