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Title: bad oil leak
Post by: swordfish on 20 March 2013, 18:11:16
moved the car this morning to find a oil leak stain about  2 ft  across , :o i know the cam covers are ready for being sorted but can they leak this bad , i can,t smell no burning oil in the car when driving . just wondering if it can be anything else
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: Lizzie_Zoom on 20 March 2013, 18:12:41
moved the car this morning to find a oil leak stain about  2 ft  across , :o i know the cam covers are ready for being sorted but can they leak this bad , i can,t smell no burning oil in the car when driving . just wondering if it can be anything else

Yes!

And I  bet your plug wells are full of oil.  No alternative but to replace cam cover gaskets and clean out breathers thoroughly. :y :y

Anything else?  Well check that oil filter is still screwed on tight and there is no obvious oil leak from the sump or engine sides.  ;)
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: VXL V6 on 20 March 2013, 18:14:41
Think i'd be inclined to have a good look around the engine bay before coming to any conclusions!

Could be a weeping oil filter for example.
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: henryd on 20 March 2013, 18:20:41
Leaky oil pressure switch can make a mess too :y
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: kevinp58 on 20 March 2013, 19:27:24
front or rear main oil seal.  :-\
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: car5car on 20 March 2013, 20:30:10
RTV silicon is NOT a good idea to use for valve covers. Somebody had to install real gaskets after 1 hour of cleaning covers from RTV. It was not me, I would never do that... ;D
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 March 2013, 21:00:39
RTV silicon is NOT a good idea to use for valve covers. Somebody had to install real gaskets after 1 hour of cleaning covers from RTV. It was not me, I would never do that... ;D

not sure RTV has any use in the automotive world  ::)

well if you ever want to be able to get the component free ever again  ::)
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: dbug on 20 March 2013, 21:28:26
Whats RTV got to do with ops post??  ::) ::)

As suggested have a good nose underneath to try and source leak.
Sure its engine oil, and not power steering fluid or gearbox atf?
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: Webby the Bear on 20 March 2013, 22:00:46
Whats RTV got to do with ops post??  ::) ::)

As suggested have a good nose underneath to try and source leak.
Sure its engine oil, and not power steering fluid or gearbox atf?

Because there was mention of it being used in place of CC gaskets if that was the problem
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: dbug on 20 March 2013, 23:45:44
Whats RTV got to do with ops post??  ::) ::)

As suggested have a good nose underneath to try and source leak.
Sure its engine oil, and not power steering fluid or gearbox atf?

Because there was mention of it being used in place of CC gaskets if that was the problem

Which post was that mate?  car5car's?  It was his post my comment was aimed at (somewhat irrelevant), not yours Webby ;)
Title: Re: bad oil leak
Post by: Webby the Bear on 21 March 2013, 08:08:23
Whats RTV got to do with ops post??  ::) ::)

As suggested have a good nose underneath to try and source leak.
Sure its engine oil, and not power steering fluid or gearbox atf?

Because there was mention of it being used in place of CC gaskets if that was the problem

Which post was that mate?  car5car's?  It was his post my comment was aimed at (somewhat irrelevant), not yours Webby ;)

no worries bro  :y
I think they use that stuff in the states judging by all the vids I've watched....great for sealing something, virtually impossible to separate two components later on without breaking/bending them  :(

but yeah back to the post in hand  ;D pop a spark plug out, that'll tell ya if your cc gasket(s) gone  :y :y :y