Matt11 said:
It's not too bad to be honest but i do think its got slightly worse the last week or so. I leave it in the train station car park all day and there will be a 4cm diameter oil stain when i get back. Its more of a nuisance than anything and the wife goes nuts about the state of our block paved drive! :)
well theres no sign of any oil being pushed out of the cap or the filter, there is however oil leaking from the hose that goes to the radiator. I've just got a new rad today and am going to change all the oil and coolant hoses to it when i get around to ordering them. I think the leak is just because the hose is old and cracked near where it meets the pipe which fits to the rad.
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When it stops leaking top it up. :D:D
 
Mine went through five liters of oil a week for ages after the dorset chippy run until i fixed it, good job i had loads of free oil to be fair. :D
 
big si said:
Mine went through five liters of oil a week for ages after the dorset chippy run until i fixed it, good job i had loads of free oil to be fair. :D
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OK maybe mines not so bad. Mine hasn't needed topping up yet and i changed it 3 months ago.
 
I would say though mate, if it starts, runs, and drives well then it most likely is just a seal thats on its way out rather than a knackerd engine, thats just my opinion mind you.
 
ok thanks. I'll probably leave it for a bit and just keep an eye on it. If it gets bad i'll get it booked in.
 
A revised seal carrier and gasket came in around 1995. Maybe as well sticking one of those it whilst you are at it. 300TDI was known for leaky rear main seals.
 
Matt11 said:
I think my rear crank seal has gone.
One garage said that changing it might not help as "if the engines damaged, it'll force oil out of it again or somewhere else". What could he mean? What damage would cause it to do that?

All advice appreciated.
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i dont think he knows much about engines etc removal of filler cap when the engines running will tell you if you have excess crank case pressure
 
wammers said:
A revised seal carrier and gasket came in around 1995. Maybe as well sticking one of those it whilst you are at it. 300TDI was known for leaky rear main seals.
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all the 4 cylinders were ,its not usually the seal but the sealing between seal and block, those ali filter housings warp eventually
 
Just a thought but If your worried about your block paving stick the drain plug in but remember to drain it off every week ..
 
Hairball said:
Just a thought but If your worried about your block paving stick the drain plug in but remember to drain it off every week ..
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I'm not hugely bothered about it and i have a drip tray on there that i try to park over. 9 times out of 10 it goes in there. It's the wife who has a problem with it. i like to give her a few things to moan about, keeps her happy!
 
Matt11 said:
What should i expect to see if i there is excess pressure? A load of oily air coming out?
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Yes. A little vapour drifting about is normal, but a stream of vapour being forced out, or steady puffing out of bursts of vapour indicates a problem.
 
The 19j engine i took out of mine was like a bloody steam train chuffing away when you took the cap off. Haha
 
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