Important! : oil leak :S - Saxperience

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 19:04

i got my 51 saxo vts on ramp other day and my alternator is coverd in oil, and so is block

i tried cleaning it up as best i could and checked it back out other day. the crease in head is full of oil wer gasket is just below manifold, but then in some places around manifold its wet

and then were ur cams are its about 1 inch of spacer as i say to the rocker and that is full of silicone stuff that doesnt look the best and oil is definately leaking ther. just wondering wether their should be a gasket or if i can get a gasket for that piece as i dont think my head is leaking. its not the rocker cover its the join below my mate sphase 1 has exactly same problem.

any help is appreciated thnx billy.

burtoni · 9th March 2012, 19:11

are you sure its coming from the join? mine had an oil leak and it turned out to be the cap wasnt on properly! you litreally had to tighten it on then release it slightly for it to work correctly.

ive only had the car about 2 weeks and one thing ive learnt is that its usually the simple stuff

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 19:17

tell me about simple stuff lol, iv had nothing but simple stuff go wrong and iv done the big jobs instead before trying the simple things lol, definatley is because the silicone isnt drie, its cheap nasty stuff. its tricky to tell tho if both my head and thats leaking because obviously the manifold heat is drying out trail of oil from ther but i looked while it was cold at work other day and its running down ther so im just hoping to reseal it, so i want to try this before stripping down to head and fukcing bout with that save me some money

burtoni · 9th March 2012, 19:19

Remember its french lol but it would be interesting to find out what it was

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 19:28

its doin my nut in, proper smart aswell drives brilliant but iv had problem after problem so far

and i wanna do this leak because its pretty bad

burtoni · 9th March 2012, 19:31

lol tell me about it so far ive had the washer pump go the abs pump fail and now ive managed to snap a bolt in a engine mount!

just have to remember to breath and resist the urge to take a match to it lol

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 19:47

a match :o that too kind lol, petrol bomb with extra petrol! iv had immobiliser light flash, had keys done, trnasponder, 2 ment to be auto electricians, and nothing took it to my garage with the lads and stripped whole of dash thinking loom problem, then i changed all ecu and relays to find holes in the wing. and still nothing so i then tested the wires and the live to alternator had gone and just changed that lol, then my cat n middle box went on flange, i was skint so i welded it lol now the mid box has collapsd! and now oil leak. i still love the power and the fact how everybody under estimates it

burtoni · 9th March 2012, 19:53

that is true they seem to think that because its small its slow its not until you go baaaaaarrrrrrrpppp past them they dip theyre head in shame lmao

saxo-parts · 9th March 2012, 20:05

could be rocker covers, cam ladders or head gasket in that area

MrJames · 9th March 2012, 20:18

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Originally Posted by billy-vts

a match :o that too kind lol, petrol bomb with extra petrol! iv had immobiliser light flash, had keys done, trnasponder, 2 ment to be auto electricians, and nothing took it to my garage with the lads and stripped whole of dash thinking loom problem, then i changed all ecu and relays to find holes in the wing. and still nothing so i then tested the wires and the live to alternator had gone and just changed that lol, then my cat n middle box went on flange, i was skint so i welded it lol now the mid box has collapsd! and now oil leak. i still love the power and the fact how everybody under estimates it

I'm not the only one that found a hole under the ECU then?

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 20:20

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Originally Posted by MrJames

I'm not the only one that found a hole under the ECU then?

gonna weld mine up

billy-vts · 9th March 2012, 20:21

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Originally Posted by mandyslover70

could be rocker covers, cam ladders or head gasket in that area

cam ladders? is ther ment to be a metal gasket on that spacer thingy

saxo-parts · 9th March 2012, 20:24

cam ladders just have sealant between them and the head

MrJames · 9th March 2012, 20:24

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Originally Posted by billy-vts

gonna weld mine up

Same... Best I could figure it's where the plastic trim fixing goes through has lifted the paint then the rust has set in.

Simo7 · 9th March 2012, 21:21

Yeah definately the ladders I'd say. My 02 vts has exactly the same problem. I'm trying to find time to do it, so in the meantime I just check the oil daily, have also fabricated a sheet to stop it dripping on the altenator.

billy-vts · 15th March 2012, 00:06

Sorry for late reply cheers guys

I'm gona steam clean it and try trace it and then do the cam ladder seal and then hopefully it will stop. Just hope it isn't the head

Cheers guys billy