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Car Forum / MINI / March 2004Oil Leaks
There's always a fresh puddle of oil underneath my sisters Mini Open Classic these days, I can't tell whether it's coming from the selector rod seal or the drive shaft seals as there's a fair amount of oil sprayed around the underneath of the engine. Any suggestions on a quick fix? Taffy > There's always a fresh puddle of oil underneath my sisters Mini Open Classic > these days, I can't tell whether it's coming from the selector rod seal or > the drive shaft seals as there's a fair amount of oil sprayed around the > underneath of the engine. > > Any suggestions on a quick fix? Use a high-pressure washer to clean the underside, drive it for 10-15 minutes, and see where the oil comes from. Then decide what needs fixing ;) h hiya If its the selector dont remove the old seal just bang in the new one on top of the old one, it will last longer. fragged > There's always a fresh puddle of oil underneath my sisters Mini Open Classic > these days, I can't tell whether it's coming from the selector rod seal or [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Taffy Good luck with it my mini leaked for 4 years, I could never quite stop it fully. -- Rocky ----- http://sail.to/dune1x ----- "One direction is as good as another"- Saying of the open sand > hiya > If its the selector dont remove the old seal just bang in the new one on [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > > > Taffy New revelations today, well I was about to give the Mini a bit of a service and removed the rocker cover gasket to get at the tappets and surprise, surprise there was thick lumps of yellow goo stuck to the inside of the rocker cover. So now we're talking head gasket failure and maybe water in the oil will explain why there's been oil leaking. Mind you I can't understand why the head gasket should have failed as the car is looked after and regularly serviced. Oh well these things happen I guess but a local garage has quoted ?210.00 plus VAT to fix it, ouch! Cheers, Taffy > Good luck with it my mini leaked for 4 years, I could never quite stop it > fully. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > > > > > Taffy > New revelations today, well I was about to give the Mini a bit of a service > and removed the rocker cover gasket to get at the tappets and surprise, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Taffy This goo is sometimes just condensation. It can appear without the head gasket failure you refer to. Is there goo in the oil on the dip stick too? If not, I would suspect it is just condensation. When was the filler cap last changed? If this is blocked it might accentuate the problem. Also, try running a compression check before you dive into a gasket swap.  SignatureRgds Steve steve@dsnclassics.co.uk www.dsnclassics.co.uk > New revelations today, well I was about to give the Mini a bit of a service > and removed the rocker cover gasket to get at the tappets and surprise, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Oh well these things happen I guess but a local garage has quoted ?210.00 > plus VAT to fix it, ouch! Or alternately, a fiver for the gasket, and about 45 minutes with 9/16 and 1/2" sockets and spanners :) Back to lurking... Good news it turned out not to be the head gasket, but one of the crankcase breather pipes was disconnected and left hanging down the side of the engine. I suspect this was done by a local garage which I now keep clear of. So the hose is now reconnected and the car seems fine again. Thanks for the advice everyone. Taffy > > New revelations today, well I was about to give the Mini a bit of a > service [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Back to lurking... |
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