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Nath

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
Location: MK
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3rd Jun 03 at 19:12

I have a tiny oil leak, about 5 drops over night, its coming from the bottom of my engine, would this be the sump?? I'm gonna jack the bastard up on friday and have a closer inspection

Fad

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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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3rd Jun 03 at 19:31

mayb from ur sump plug? ir quite poss frm ur sump and u may ned a new sump gasket

Nath

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3rd Jun 03 at 19:35

How much is one of those?

Fad

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Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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3rd Jun 03 at 19:44

erm not alot jst labour intensive

Nath

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3rd Jun 03 at 19:51

Many hours work involved? If so it can wait as i have a holiday coming up.

andypsgwide

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Registered: 13th Mar 03
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3rd Jun 03 at 19:54

no really easy to do

Nath

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3rd Jun 03 at 19:55

I hope so

fearless

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Registered: 16th Mar 03
Location: Manchester
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3rd Jun 03 at 20:20

Sorry to put a dampener on things - but your engine has a common fault on the oil pump gasket leaking !!! - is yours damp around cambelt area/sump ?
Quite a labour intensive job - requires cambelt/pullies removing, sump pan removing just to remove oil pump and replace gasket !!!!!!

Nath

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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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3rd Jun 03 at 20:57

We'll see.

miles

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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: plymouth Drives: Astra Sport
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3rd Jun 03 at 21:27

I had this from mine, thought it was a leaking oil pump gasket after the rebuild, but we didn't do the allen head bolt up tight when the oil pump went back together. Took the pump off twice to check it.......

Drain Oil

To do the sump gasket you have to:

Undo exhaust manifold nuts (new gasket needed) lower it down.

Undo sump bolts, (they need thread locking on refitting)

then it comes off.....

Muppet mechanics often over tighten the sump bolts and strip the thread on the bottom of the oil pump, so it could leak from there.

If the oil pump needs to come off then the alternator belt, bottom pully, cam belt needs to come off.

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