oil leak on bulkhead

spinus · Jun 1, 2019

hi all
working on hippo today and noticed oil on the bulkhead and staining the underneath
its not leaking enough to spot the floor but its making a mess underneath
under the bonnet cant see anything
the oil must be leaking from the back of the engine somewhere
any ideas?
cheers all

GrumpyGel · Jun 1, 2019

What model & engine?

spinus · Jun 1, 2019

oh s##t sorry
its a 2002 manual td4 es freelander

Madmustang · Jun 1, 2019

Do you still have the sump guard on?

spinus · Jun 2, 2019

no bud
no sumpguard it looks like its on drivers side somewhere coming from high up and running down bulkhead

kernowsvenski · Jun 3, 2019

Mine leaked in that area from a bolt on the turbo. I think it was one of the return pipe bolts. Had it done once but it came loose again so had to have it done again. It's been fine for a couple of years now though

spinus · Jun 21, 2019

kernowsvenski said:
Mine leaked in that area from a bolt on the turbo. I think it was one of the return pipe bolts. Had it done once but it came loose again so had to have it done again. It's been fine for a couple of years now though

cheers bud
ill have a look the weekend

rob_bell · Jun 21, 2019

Leak from powersteering rack?

teddywood1 · Jun 21, 2019

could it be a leak from the front propshaft there is a gatter at the front and mine did this

Madmustang · Jun 21, 2019

Ok take the top engine cover off and check the head isn't swimming in diesel

rob_bell · Jun 24, 2019

Found the cause?

spinus · Jun 24, 2019

rob_bell said:
Found the cause?

not yet lads
its not the front prop checked
its working its way down the bulkhead
still not enough to drip but slowly waterproofing the floor

spinus · Jun 24, 2019

just another issue
is there a difinitive test to locate a worn bearing?
it starts as soon as you pull away not intrusive but can be heard
i think its from the back
my mrs says its from the front and my mate cant hear it
i dont fancy changing every bearing looking for it

rob_bell · Jun 25, 2019

I'd like to know the answer to that one too - as it isn't really possible to free-wheel each wheel bearing on a Hippo. I guess all you can do is to listen to work out whether the noise gets worse on cornering?

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