engine oil leak

mfaw23 · Jan 9th, 2008, 00:07

Hi all,
One weak before travelling for holiday there my car had oil leak

coming from between engine block and gear box assembly (there were oil drops on the front porch). I was told that it was likely due to poor rear crankshaft oil seal. Prior to this happened, I had topped up the oil close to max level on the dipstick.
Now back from holiday (spending 1000+ miles on the road), there was no more sign of leaking on the front porch

, the oil level just slightly drop.......hmmm any idea what actually happen?

99 v40 2.0T

stevo48 · Jan 9th, 2008, 06:56

Did you spill any oil when you topped up your engine?

mfaw23 · Jan 9th, 2008, 12:17

positively no....
I observed oil drops on the front porch (has to be engine oil as the colour is dark) everyday for one week prior the holiday.

Toblerone · Jan 9th, 2008, 18:33

Hi

Oil leaking from the turbo oil feed return also runs over the gearbox/engine block and can look like it's coming from there. This is a more common problem and costs pennies to fix

mfaw23 · Jan 10th, 2008, 00:30

Toblerone,
I had had that experienced before. Confirm no leaking from turbo return pipeline.
Actually I already bought the oil seal and clutch kit as well, as I planning to replace the clutch during the removal of gearbox. I think the clutch never been replaced since new (the car done 185K miles already)
So i guess have to KIV and see if there is recurrence.

Jan 9th, 2008, 00:07	#1
mfaw23 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 25th, 2009 00:53 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Johor bahru View Photos By: mfaw23	engine oil leak Hi all, One weak before travelling for holiday there my car had oil leak coming from between engine block and gear box assembly (there were oil drops on the front porch). I was told that it was likely due to poor rear crankshaft oil seal. Prior to this happened, I had topped up the oil close to max level on the dipstick. Now back from holiday (spending 1000+ miles on the road), there was no more sign of leaking on the front porch , the oil level just slightly drop.......hmmm any idea what actually happen? 99 v40 2.0T

Jan 9th, 2008, 18:33	#4
Toblerone Junior Member Last Online: Mar 14th, 2008 18:37 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rugby	Hi Oil leaking from the turbo oil feed return also runs over the gearbox/engine block and can look like it's coming from there. This is a more common problem and costs pennies to fix __________________

Jan 9th, 2008, 06:56	#2
stevo48 Premier Member Last Online: Jul 9th, 2020 20:08 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Halifax West yorkshire	Did you spill any oil when you topped up your engine?

Jan 9th, 2008, 12:17	#3
mfaw23 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 25th, 2009 00:53 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Johor bahru View Photos By: mfaw23	positively no.... I observed oil drops on the front porch (has to be engine oil as the colour is dark) everyday for one week prior the holiday.

Jan 10th, 2008, 00:30	#5
mfaw23 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 25th, 2009 00:53 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Johor bahru View Photos By: mfaw23	Toblerone, I had had that experienced before. Confirm no leaking from turbo return pipeline. Actually I already bought the oil seal and clutch kit as well, as I planning to replace the clutch during the removal of gearbox. I think the clutch never been replaced since new (the car done 185K miles already) So i guess have to KIV and see if there is recurrence.

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