Page 1 of 2

Oil Leakage?

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 3:22 pm
by Law_
Hi guys, yesterday i was checking the fluid levels on the engine and two things seemed odd.
1st the steering fluid level was way above the level, wich i did not realised before, and 2nd i saw what seemed to be oil above the gearbox, but like dry oil, a thin layer of oil... i could not realise where the oil came from but it was not from the head or valve cover i believe. dont know how is the gearbox level but my 5th gear sometimes scratch a little bit, but the noise goes away some miles after...

What should i do next?
Cheers

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Sun Apr 25, 2010 9:41 pm
by BETEK
Take a photo from the "crime" area, if you can to let us to understand exactly the problem ;)

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 12:58 pm
by Law_
Here you have !

Image

Cheers

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 1:39 pm
by mynameisowen
CAnt really tell. But does it looks like its caked on?? It might have been there for ages, maybe you spilt oil there and its just been there a long time??

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:23 pm
by BETEK
Maybe the oil comes from the camshaft seal.

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:05 pm
by Law_
Yes it seems like caked ! But i've washed the engine some months ago... Camshaft seal? And dizzy seal? can it be?

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 2:32 pm
by Dodo Bizar
Can be.

In my case, valvecover gasket is always a nightmare... I stopped trying to do it properly and just let it sweat once in a while. Keeps the rust away :roll: .

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Thu May 27, 2010 6:31 pm
by Law_
I will check soon ! Thanks people ;)

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:48 am
by mynameisowen
Your supposed to fit a new one when you take of the valve cover, my friend didnt do this on his ej9 and now it leaks. Although it looks messy its not really a problem though ;)

Re: Oil Leakage?

Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 9:52 pm
by Law_
After this i was double checking, and i remembered that i have a pipe coming from the engine head to this section, instead of entering on the intake manifold pipe... Oil can come from there ! but i will confirm !