oil loss from somewhere (pic incl)***update***

[blingsta]

can i send someone a pic please to show some oil on block which i dont know where its coming from? any suggestions will be much appreciated !

[blingsta]

can someone post my pic please!!

[dobbie82]

I can if you email it to moaningtrout@aol.com

[blingsta]

just sent... thank you... the picture isnt great, but its passenger side just next to tube from block to the inlet.... as you can see, oil is above the sump, where can it be coming from?

[dobbie82]

[dobbie82]

I am afraid my little brain cant work out what i am looking at! hope some of the other guys notice this and help you!

[blingsta]

that spring sits just above the passenger side engine mount..

[gcorky]

that tube has oring top and bottom -your inlet needs to come off to remove the bastad tube and renew orings


the tube with spring at bottom i mean.....

[E30BeemerLad]

that tube has oring top and bottom -your inlet needs to come off to remove the bastad tube and renew orings


the tube with spring at bottom i mean.....

you meaning the one under the inlet manifold fella? It's a bit of a cnut of a job single handed isn't it

[gcorky]

that tube has oring top and bottom -your inlet needs to come off to remove the bastad tube and renew orings


the tube with spring at bottom i mean.....

you meaning the one under the inlet manifold fella? It's a bit of a cnut of a job single handed isn't it[/quote

thats the one-hes had an m20 head off a few times lately so he knows the drill

[blingsta]

Yep i certainly do mate... but isnt it only vapours that travel through there? i clean it one day and it appears again the next? (after driving).

[gcorky]

yes but oil can seep from bottom up,ive done a few like yours m8

[blingsta]

looks like i'll never be able to get awy from stripping this engine and putting it back together!! but your prob right mate as i cant seem to see where else its coming from, it does add to a fair loss of oil..

[gcorky]

poor ole blingsta...no luck do you m8....

[blingsta]

if 3 H/G failures hasnt set me back, then i cant see the inlet coming off set me back !!, Ahh, boyz n their toyz ha?

[old_skool]

Yep, it's that one alright, when you've removed the inlet manifold and replaced the o rings on both ends of the tube use a nylon zip tie to hold the spring compressed. This will enable you to position the tube into the manifold and block more easily and also save damaging the o rings in the process.

Once all is bolted up then snip the zip tie to release the spring tension. May be a good idea to use a bit of silicone grease on the o rings top and bottom.

[Brianmoooore]

Yep i certainly do mate... but isnt it only vapours that travel through there?

It's the return pipe from the cam/valve gear.
Gallons of oil pass through it every hour the engine is running.

[Brianmoooore]

May be a good idea to use a bit of silicone grease on the o rings top and bottom.

It's an oil resistant rubber, so ordinary oil will do.

[blingsta]

Ive changed the O ring at the bottom of the tube... wiped area clean. oil still leaking through !!!! whats the next step guys?

[Brianmoooore]

Ive changed the O ring at the bottom of the tube... wiped area clean. oil still leaking through !!!! whats the next step guys?

You're not going to like this, but the short answer is: Do it again, properly!
Either that, or the leak is coming from somewhere else. Check that the parts are in the right order, and don't assume they were before.
Hope you changed the top one as well!

[blingsta]

No, i didnt change top one Brian, middle of the tube was dry. im gutted, i think i might clear the area and double check where oil may be coming from..

[thebigone]

You might like to try some thing me dad passed on to me. Dont know were the leek is coming from, clean the sus area as best you can and then put talcome power down,over,around the area, it will soak up any oil that is left, BUT will also show you were it is comimg from..