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Title: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 21:16:09

Just checking round engine bay earlier and noticed this.  :'( :'( Picture is taken looking down into engine bay between rads and engine at very front. . so engine is at top part of pic. Its oil in pic (about an egg cups worth) I know my crank cover gaskets need doing but I think this is a bit far away to be same thing?? I didnt think there was anything oil wise so close to front of car?? HELP!!!!

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r116/bighed123/02042008001.jpg)

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 21:57:29

No one got any ideas then cos I dont think it looks good. Gonna be worried to drive it  :'( :'(

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 02 April 2008, 22:01:37

To be quiet honest mate even by looking at the picture I can't tell where you are meaning :-[

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: tunnie on 02 April 2008, 22:06:31

looks like the passenger side of the V6 cam cover gasket, those clips at the bottom look like they are for the multi-ram pipes?

Leaking cam covers  :y

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 22:09:23

Oh sound. (bighed breaths out)  ::) Just seemed a bit far forward to me. But I wouldnt know as just starting learning about omegas. Will just keep an eye on it till do the covers  :y

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: Entwood on 02 April 2008, 22:10:52

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Picture is taken looking down into engine bay between rads and lump at very front.

I'm thinking this is looking straight down at the front ??? So the oil is collecting on the top of the under tray ??

If so it could be coming from anywhere, the undertray is quite large and the oil will collect at the lowest point ONCE YOU ARE STATIONARY. It is therefore no indication of the position of the leak.

Wipe down as much of the engine as you can and run at tickover looking for leaks, check the plug holes, remove the plenum and look in the V.. about all I can suggest.. :(

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 22:15:07

Not undertray. This is at the very front of the engine. Looks like a sump guard or something to me. You can see where it ends at the top of the pic. The bit inbetween the lip and the strange white looking thing is the ground.  :y

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: Eliteman Steve on 02 April 2008, 22:45:03

When my rocker gaskets needed doing the oil started running out of the front of the engine as my drive was on a forward facing slope  :o. I think it was running the full length of the engine cos they were leaking towards the rear of the engine .

If you haven't done the breathers and rocker gaskets yet and you get a whiff of oil smoke at the lights , I'd say thats your best bet . :y

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 22:47:36

Yeah it does smell. Getting a bit worse now. Bit I cant understand is where the oil is sitting is about an inch in front of the block. Cant see how its travelling through the air to get there cos no part of engine overhangs where oil is settled??  :-?

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: markey mark on 02 April 2008, 23:06:23

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Yeah it does smell. Getting a bit worse now. Bit I cant understand is where the oil is sitting is about an inch in front of the block. Cant see how its travelling through the air to get there cos no part of engine overhangs where oil is settled??  :-?

it runs down block and sits were ever it stops fella  :-/

Title: Re: How did that get there???
Post by: bighed on 02 April 2008, 23:37:11

Yeah but the block is nowhere near where the oil has stopped. The front of block is about an inch away  :-?