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Just when I was gonna treat it...
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Just when I was gonna treat it...
Booked my 4.6 in with jason today for a little work to hopefully sort out all the little issues I have been having, thought to myself, "That'll get everything sorted, no worries for a bit".
Get back to the car park and there is a little puddle of oil under the front left! Gutted isn't enough of a word
Any ideas of common issues? Maybe rocker cover or vanos?
Get back to the car park and there is a little puddle of oil under the front left! Gutted isn't enough of a word
Any ideas of common issues? Maybe rocker cover or vanos?
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
Could be many things tbh but check power steer fluid level at the reservoir as I have seen the hoses leak quite a few times.
If the oils dirty black its engine oil.
If the oils dirty black its engine oil.
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
Definitely engine oil rather than power steering fluid.
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Would like to get Paddle Shift, Glass Screen, Remap
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
Thought most of that would have been caught by the under tray though?
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
[quote=""pvr""]Thought most of that would have been caught by the under tray though?[/quote]
I thought that but I suppose if it was leaking for long enough it would find its way out.
I thought that but I suppose if it was leaking for long enough it would find its way out.
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
Turns out that it is the cam cover gaskets, apparently a laborious process as I have been quoted £800 and a whole day to fix it
2002 E53 4.6iS, Black with Black interior, TV, Nav
Soon to get X-Pipe
Would like to get Paddle Shift, Glass Screen, Remap
Soon to get X-Pipe
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
That is a hell of alot of oil to be leaking from the cam covers to create a puddle on the floor
Have you noticed it consuming a lot of oil before you noticed the puddle?
Turks.
Have you noticed it consuming a lot of oil before you noticed the puddle?
Turks.
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Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
About a litre per 1,000 miles I think. Maybe a bit more. I assume it had been leaking for a while and created a pool in the undertray which eventually leaked over.
I had an Inspection II done over the last couple of days and the cam gaskets was the verdict, no traces anywhere else on the block apparently.
I had an Inspection II done over the last couple of days and the cam gaskets was the verdict, no traces anywhere else on the block apparently.
2002 E53 4.6iS, Black with Black interior, TV, Nav
Soon to get X-Pipe
Would like to get Paddle Shift, Glass Screen, Remap
Soon to get X-Pipe
Would like to get Paddle Shift, Glass Screen, Remap
Re: Just when I was gonna treat it...
[quote=""MaximumJed""]Turns out that it is the cam cover gaskets, apparently a laborious process as I have been quoted £800 and a whole day to fix it [/quote]
Considering the amount of stuff that has to be removed to get to the cam covers, thats not too bad
Considering the amount of stuff that has to be removed to get to the cam covers, thats not too bad