2003 td6 vogue has dumped its engine oil on road

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

Hi all
My td6 has sprung an oil leak underneath and spread it everywhere i cannot see where from but pumped out about 5 litres.
I have de greased but cant see anything at the moment except it is on th left of the car at the back of the block well that area.
Can anyone advise what it could be i have cleaned down
Thanks
Pete

Stanleysteamer · Sep 13, 2020

Only answer may be to fill it up with oil again, look in the area and get someone else to start it!

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

Stanleysteamer said:
Only answer may be to fill it up with oil again, look in the area and get someone else to start it!

That’s my next thing to do thanks just wondered if anyone else had had this happen, its had regular oil changes and filters etc so was out of the blue.
But thanks

Stanleysteamer · Sep 13, 2020

I have never had a RR but I have had a Disco 1 whose sump started weeping simply due to rust. But your's sound so dramatic I think it must be an oil-way of some sort. Maybe a connection to a pipe to an oil cooler or summat. Or a core plug given way? Or a filter come unscrewed? Or an external oil pipe cracked or split?
There are specialists on here who will help.
Don't think it can be anything too dramatic else the engine would have stopped. Any lights on the dash? Oil pressure being the obvious one?

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

Stanleysteamer said:
I have never had a RR but I have had a Disco 1 whose sump started weeping simply due to rust. But your's sound so dramatic I think it must be an oil-way of some sort. Maybe a connection to a pipe to an oil cooler or summat. Or a core plug given way? Or a filter come unscrewed? Or an external oil pipe cracked or split?
There are specialists on here who will help.
Don't think it can be anything too dramatic else the engine would have stopped. Any lights on the dash? Oil pressure being the obvious one?

No had no oil lights or engine warnings or engine stop when we realised i have run it about 80 miles went to work never looked underneath drove home went back this morning after parking on gravel on drive overnight saw the oil stain not thinking it was mine parked back from it though oh i parked there yesterday went back out looked underneath and there it was topped up drove home.

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

petebowling said:
No had no oil lights or engine warnings or engine stop when we realised i have run it about 80 miles went to work never looked underneath drove home went back this morning after parking on gravel on drive overnight saw the oil stain not thinking it was mine parked back from it though oh i parked there yesterday went back out looked underneath and there it was topped up drove home.

Checked dip stick nothing on it put 5 l in and shows to correct line but haven’t started it since clean down.

Stanleysteamer · Sep 13, 2020

petebowling said:
Checked dip stick nothing on it put 5 l in and shows to correct line but haven’t started it since clean down.

So it looks as if it is only coming out when the engine is going. That is a start.
If you stop and switch the engine off smartish usually, you may not have discovered it for quite a while.
So I'd go ahead and get it running while watching for the leak. Your having cleaned it all down will help to pinpoint where the leak is.
Best of luck!

Stanleysteamer · Sep 13, 2020

Thinking about this a bit further, the most dramatic oil leak I ever had was on an Opel Manta A series, and it was the seal or gasket between the timing chain cover and the rest of the engine. It was impossible for me to fix at the time so I had to just put up with it. I used to switch off before getting anywhere near my house and coast to a stop! Went on a fortnight's holiday to Cornwall took 4 gallons of oil with me and used the lot!
So your leak could possibly be the same sort of thing. but as I said I don't know your engine at all.
However this search shows that it is a common fault, unfortunately! (Sump gasket)
https://www.google.com/search?q=tdv....69i57j0l5.3476j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Moron · Sep 13, 2020

if its the left as you stand in front and face the RR , i would suspect the turbo oil feed pipe or drain back pipe

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

Moron said:
if its the left as you stand in front and face the RR , i would suspect the turbo oil feed pipe or drain back pipe

No it’s the right hand side if you look from the front that’s the side that seems all covered in oil or should I say was now I’vewiped down

Stanleysteamer · Sep 13, 2020

If it's the side and not the bottom it may not be the sump, unless moving forward the air passing through the engine bay has taken the oil from the sump gasket area and wafted it around the area you mention.

Anyway, get on and do the test then get back to us. We are working in a vacuum on this now till you tell us more!

myfirstl322 · Sep 13, 2020

Don't start it up, preserve those new five litres for all of eternity and go to your grave never knowing where it was pi55ing out.....!

Moron · Sep 13, 2020

petebowling said:
No it’s the right hand side if you look from the front that’s the side that seems all covered in oil or should I say was now I’vewiped down

Then sorry matey , without a peek at it ....... oil filter housing gasket or "O" ring ? , oil pressure switch ?

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

myfirstl322 said:
Don't start it up, preserve those new five litres for all of eternity and go to your grave never knowing where it was pi55ing out.....!

petebowling · Sep 13, 2020

Stanleysteamer said:
If it's the side and not the bottom it may not be the sump, unless moving forward the air passing through the engine bay has taken the oil from the sump gasket area and wafted it around the area you mention.

Anyway, get on and do the test then get back to us. We are working in a vacuum on this now till you tell us more!

It wafted it everywhere right down to the tank, i will cover the floor and do the test, cheers for the help so far

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