Quick update: I can recommend halfords universal temporary sump plugs.. This has kept the car running for the last week. Mechanic is back from holiday on Monday and he's going to have to helicoil the sump as the thread is gone. Plus today, some moron in a Volvo with no spatial awareness...

Cheers guys... So the saga continues... After I topped up the oil yesterday (and managed to overfill it) I set about draining some off today. Long story short, whoever last did the oil change has managed to strip the sump plug as it took a ridiculous effort to remove and now won't fully...

It's definitely Coming from the off side front of the engine, there's a lot more oil there than the near side. The rockers have definitely been weeping, I'll look into what the valley gasket is

That's what I'm thinking, be for a sump guard or something. Will get it into a specialist for the oil leak

Hi guys Following on from my recent intro post where I stupidly declared my sump plug to be missing, I see to have a fairly significant oil leak from the off side front of the engine. Is there any usual suspects for this? Likely cost to repair at a specialist? Also, if anyone knows what the...

Will do, cheers

Ok, so I've discovered schoolboy error no1. Whatever that is in the picture, isn't a thread for the sump plug, it must be for something else. Have now refilled with oil and all seems fine. There's definitely a leak from somewhere around the front of the engine though. Any ideas what it is...

Afternoon all. I've been the proud owner of my P38 Range Rover since June this year. Yesterday, when I nipped out to pick up a curry, I noticed the engine sounded a bit rough on start up so decided I'd better check her over today. I checked the oil level and noticed it was right at the...