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[p.beckwith]

hi all oof members     i have a small oil leak   seems to be bottom end of engine ?   i do not  / wont mess with engines   just love driving her
 ( although i am trying to sell her )    had rocker cover gasket changed  gm one fitted    but im on minnimum wage and cannot afford anymore garages     only appox egg cupfull  every other day   leaking      i live in bedford  work cannot be done here as no room   willing to travel not to far ?
 if anyones willing to assist please can i have so idea of cost

  yours faithfully  paul
 ps  mot is due soon 2 weeks  hoping they dont fail her on that

[fiend61]

hi paul
pull some plug leads off and check for oil in the wells if oil is present then im afraid it is your cam cover gaskets again 
i know you say gm gaskets where used but was the breather system cleaned out at the same time as it is this being gunked up that causes the gaskets to go 

[fiend61]

oh and also some very good mobile mechanics on here that are nowhere near garage prices 

[p.beckwith]

thanks for the reply        not much help available at the mo

  paul

[fiend61]

have you had a look in your spark plug wells ?

[p.beckwith]

will look in morning                thanks

[Darth Loo-knee]

Have a good look to see where the oil is coming from.... like mentioned have a look and see if the cam cover gaskets are leaking, you may even see oil leaking onto your exhaust manifold heat sheilds.
Another place could be the Crank Shaft Oil Seal but a little difficult to see that mate, but that is behind the very bottom centre pulley (Crank Pulley)

I have also seen oil leaks from where the Sump Casting joins the block..

Have a good look report back what you find

[p.beckwith]

hi members
 been and had a look     oil is running all around sump area   i have no protection underneath car in the form of a foam sheet ?    NO OIL VISABLE IN  one side of plug wells  and carnt even get to see other side  although that side has been done with new gm gasket and no oil visable in that area      where i have found it is  around   pullys  area   belts area ?


 i assume the breather system would / is at fault causing this     but  I DO NOT TINKER WITH CARS    sorry  its a lousey excuse  but never have  /  never will   always gone to garage   just loved driving her   but now on min wage   i carnt afford to   end of the day  as im trying to sell it   will have to sell her with known oil leak   i dont suppose anyone would no cost of taking it / her apart to do it ??  got mot due 2 weeks

  yours  faithfully           paul

[Andy B]

...  but  I DO NOT TINKER WITH CARS    sorry  its a lousey excuse  but never have  /  never will   always gone to garage   just loved driving her   but now on min wage   i carnt afford to   end of the day  as im trying to sell it ......

Now that you have a lack of finances, surely this is a good time to start tinkinring fixing your car yourself  . Or try Daz or Pete who do a proper job but charge somewhat less that garage rates. 

[p.beckwith]

hi  all   im not getting any help   so im going to SELL   her as she is                 had some offers in the £1000 area

                            thanks to the few who did reply

  yours  faithfully   paul

[fiend61]

i would have a look for you paul but bedford is abit far away from york ?
from what you are describing the oil could be coming from anywhere, why not take it to a garage and see if they can source the leak but then ask them for a quote before they do anything to repair it ,  then refuse , at least then you will have an idea of what/where it is, could be something simple like sump gasket, or serious like crank oil seal