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Title: oil leak
Post by: barrie on 01 April 2008, 20:45:20

Hi
Hoping some of you can help me, drove home from work this morning and noticed smoke coming from engine, lifted bonnet and there is oil over engine bay but can't see where it has come from, so any help would be greatful, many thanks~~barrie

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 01 April 2008, 20:53:21

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Hi
Hoping some of you can help me, drove home from work this morning and noticed smoke coming from engine, lifted bonnet and there is oil over engine bay but can't see where it has come from, so any help would be greatful, many thanks~~barrie

If oil is everywhere has the oil filler cap come off? or the oil filler pipe (the bit that the cap screws on to) its that not sealing properly?
Is it engine oil?

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: barrie on 01 April 2008, 20:59:46

Hi
 no cap and pipe ok, oil on both sides of engine bay and on drivers side manifold, and quite a lot. thanks for reply

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 01 April 2008, 21:38:28

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Hi
 no cap and pipe ok, oil on both sides of engine bay and on drivers side manifold, and quite a lot. thanks for reply

Have you checked in your spark plug wells for oil? Incase Cam Cover Gaskets have given up....
Although I cant see why oil would get splattered everywhere :-?

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: barrie on 01 April 2008, 22:08:29

Not sure, will have a look tomorrow,will try and clean engine down, and try to see where oil is coming from again, will pop back tomorrow, thanks for your help~~Barrie

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: barrie on 02 April 2008, 11:43:13

Hi All
have had another look for oil leak today, to me it seems oil coming from both manifolds,that don't seem right to me, but thats where oil is, aslo smoking from there, would it be a knackerd exhaust causeing all the trouble~~thanks for any info

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 April 2008, 12:11:45

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Hi All
have had another look for oil leak today, to me it seems oil coming from both manifolds,that don't seem right to me, but thats where oil is, aslo smoking from there, would it be a knackerd exhaust causeing all the trouble~~thanks for any info

No it will be the cam cover gaskets leaking onto the manifolds.....clean the breathers also.

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: barrie on 02 April 2008, 12:20:30

hi thanks for info, could you tell where on this site to get more info/pics cam cover~~many thanks

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: tunnie on 02 April 2008, 14:23:54

Maintenance Guides

Title: Re: oil leak
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 02 April 2008, 15:07:13

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hi thanks for info, could you tell where on this site to get more info/pics cam cover~~many thanks

Here:

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1152564281