big si
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Now thats not playing fair on the kid. HahahaThe 710 cap
Now thats not playing fair on the kid. HahahaThe 710 cap
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.
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.
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 pressureI 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.
all the 4 cylinders were ,its not usually the seal but the sealing between seal and block, those ali filter housings warp eventuallyA 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.
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
Just a thought but If your worried about your block paving stick the drain plug in but remember to drain it off every week ..
What should i expect to see if i there is excess pressure? A load of oily air coming out?
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.What should i expect to see if i there is excess pressure? A load of oily air coming out?