has anyone had truble when they have put more power through the car with bottom end oil leaks
im always losing oil im gonna put bmw seal gaskets on the bottom end hopefully that works or is there any uprated gaskets out there is it the turbo pressure that could make this happen?
how to stop oil leak
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baptie0
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where is your oil leak coming from?
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318isturbo
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is cuming from bottom sump under crank and the oil sump it self
wondering if its the heat under the bonnet?
wondering if its the heat under the bonnet?
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baptie0
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i dont think its to do with heat, you probably need new sump gaskets.
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appletree
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Might just be loose bolts on a now squashed/hardend gasket.
Check this, bit scarey (pics lower down on the first page):eek:
http://www.m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594
Check this, bit scarey (pics lower down on the first page):eek:
http://www.m42club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=594
You should never underestimate the predictability of stupidity
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