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17th March 2010, 21:56
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bad oil leak plz help
 my oilis leaking by alternater iv changed my sump gasket but still leaking but iv hit something hard could it be crankcase oil seals
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17th March 2010, 21:58
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Will be head gasket if it's around the alternator area.
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17th March 2010, 22:01
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i dont think its head gasket really aint lost any power jus loads of oil
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17th March 2010, 23:39
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mines in the garage now sounds like where mine was, its the HG unfortunately. costing a bomb 
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18th March 2010, 00:56
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tom_meagher
i dont think its head gasket really aint lost any power jus loads of oil
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It doesn't have to lose power, head gaskets can fail in a number of ways
- Between cylinders, causing compression loss & consequently power loss
- Between a water jacket and cylinder, causing water loss and white smoke
- Between a water jacket and oilway, causing emulsification in the oil etc.
- or - as you might be experiencing, betwen the oilway and the outer gasket, causing an oil leak
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18th March 2010, 01:02
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Quote:
Originally Posted by badj
- or - as you might be experiencing, betwen the oilway and the outer gasket, causing an oil leak
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The latter seems to be quite common with these TU engines. Tell tale signs are oil dripping down the front of block around the alternator.
Starts off as barely noticeable (i.e don't notice the oil loss via dipstick), but I imagine it gets steadily worse?
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18th March 2010, 01:10
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depends on how its driven really, as oil pressure increase with revs so higher revs will force the oil out more.
Generally tho it will get worse over time. Headgaskets are simple enough to do and parts are cheap so not really an issue IMO.
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19th March 2010, 15:40
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how much it costed in the end matey?
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19th March 2010, 17:12
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I have a small h/g leak on the punto.
Oil running down the block.
Loss of water, but dosn't loose any more when it gets to a certian level. I ALWAYS check this daily.
Loss of oil, quite a lot tbh. This gets replenished daily.
White smoke always. This is a tell tail sign.
It dose NOT get hot and runs and starts first time sweetly.
I've got a h/g here with me now, just not got the tools to change it over.
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1st February 2012, 17:45
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I lose water often - white smoke - doesn't over heat - oil running down the block, and of course white deposits i.e emulsifyied water, coming from the oil cap - 13 yr old eastcoast sax. what am I talking money wise £500 P & L??? it has to be the gasket right???? please confirm so I do something about it lol.
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1st February 2012, 17:48
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£325 parts,labour and head skim along with cam belt kit and waterpump on an 8v
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24th February 2012, 07:51
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Am I right I'm saying the vts had 2 gaskets rocker cover and the lower one mines leaking a bit from the lower one. Is it simple job to jut replace the gasket and could I get away with not skimming the head ?
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24th February 2012, 09:23
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guess you mean a cam ladder is leaking? if so, remove rocker cover, strip cam belt off, take out the cam and reseal the ladder, no need to skim anything
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24th February 2012, 15:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mandyslover70
guess you mean a cam ladder is leaking? if so, remove rocker cover, strip cam belt off, take out the cam and reseal the ladder, no need to skim anything
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Sounds so easy.. Lol 
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24th February 2012, 21:08
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Yea closest to the block I've bought steel gaskets so should be sorted soon 
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