Oil leak from top of engine- Fxxked?

ProjectX · Sep 14, 2020

Hi guys,

A novice mechanic, yet Landy lover here.

I have an old 110 that’s got a bad leak going on. It’s coming somewhere out of the top.

It would probably be difficult to diagnose exactly from the pics (although somebody may know)

could I ask for the general consensus of the what the possible faults are, and what the remedy is, and if possible the sort of costs involved...

With thanks,

mark

ProjectX · Sep 14, 2020

Forgot to add pics- here they are

Marmaduke · Sep 14, 2020

It doesn't look that bad to me....
Crankcase breather, rocker cover gasket and fuel pump gaskets are the usual suspects

ProjectX · Sep 14, 2020

I was just getting a bit worried as RAC bloke said it was a ‘terrible’ leak... when I look under the whole engine bay part of the chassis is sodden in oil..... had the RAC out as the clutch has gone (he thinks). So I’m just getting ouotes on that (£800 All in so far). Wish I’d have learned spanner’s!!!

jamesmartin · Sep 14, 2020

fairly normal to cleaner than many

ProjectX · Sep 14, 2020

jamesmartin said:
fairly normal to cleaner than many

Dear James,

Always admired your ‘Great War Hero’ meme, and have always wondered who it is? Adrian Carton de Wiart?

thanks for your words of wisdom: it drops a few spots of oil everywhere we go. It’s a 200tdi, so a tough old bugger? In the style of Adrian Carton de Wiart?

as above I’m getting quotes on the clutch, and wouldn’t mind getting this sorted also (along with other bits)

Any body know a fair landy man in Surrey/London?

frog hopper · Sep 15, 2020

To get the full experience see his book "Happy Odyssey". He can't even be bothered to mention his VC !!!!

jamesmartin · Sep 15, 2020

ProjectX said:
Dear James,

Always admired your ‘Great War Hero’ meme, and have always wondered who it is? Adrian Carton de Wiart?

thanks for your words of wisdom: it drops a few spots of oil everywhere we go. It’s a 200tdi, so a tough old bugger? In the style of Adrian Carton de Wiart?

as above I’m getting quotes on the clutch, and wouldn’t mind getting this sorted also (along with other bits)

Any body know a fair landy man in Surrey/London?

no hes just a representation of an english soldier created at the time,but your engine is in the style of

ProjectX · Sep 15, 2020

frog hopper said:
To get the full experience see his book "Happy Odyssey". He can't even be bothered to mention his VC !!!!

Thanks for this, and I shall look that book up! I’ve started to look a lot more into WW1, and am going to join the western front association. On the point about not mentioning his VC, you know what that generation were like; selfless. Wouldn’t have occurred to the man to boast or virtue signal.

ronsealdeath · Sep 15, 2020

How old was the RAC man? 12?

RangeRoller dt · Sep 15, 2020

ronsealdeath said:
How old was the RAC man? 12?

Don’t think he’s seen many Landys in that time, not ones with oil in anyway

Ratae · Sep 16, 2020

Rocker cover gaskets on many cars leak as they get older & the gasket material gets hard.
I've seen some of the rubbery material type that had got so hard I could snap them.
Not usually a good idea to reuse an old one.

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