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spinus

Member

• Jun 1, 2019

• #1

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

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• Jun 1, 2019

• #2

What model & engine?

 

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spinus

Member

• Jun 1, 2019

• #3

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

 

Madmustang

Well-Known Member

• Jun 1, 2019

• #4

Do you still have the sump guard on?

 

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spinus

Member

• Jun 2, 2019

• #5

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

 

kernowsvenski

Well-Known Member

• Jun 3, 2019

• #6

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

 

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spinus

Member

• Jun 21, 2019

• #7

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

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cheers bud
ill have a look the weekend

 

rob_bell

Well-Known Member

• Jun 21, 2019

• #8

Leak from powersteering rack?

 

teddywood1

Well-Known Member

• Jun 21, 2019

• #9

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

 

Madmustang

Well-Known Member

• Jun 21, 2019

• #10

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

 

rob_bell

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• Jun 24, 2019

• #11

Found the cause?

 

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spinus

Member

• Jun 24, 2019

• #12

rob_bell said:

Found the cause?

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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

 

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spinus

Member

• Jun 24, 2019

• #13

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

Well-Known Member

• Jun 25, 2019

• #14

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?