How much oil etc under the cap?

1. CraigLovelock Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Soton - Hedge End Posts: 3143 TT 225, Charged Eunos

   #1 8th April 2010, 13:43

   Hai...
   
   Was just doing a random cleanup etc and took off my oilcap on my cam cover.
   
   I could see all the cams etc all shiny etc... just wondering how much oil i should be able to see?
   
   And also it seems the be leaking a tiny bit of oil from the cap?
2. Ashcollings02 Regular Poster Joined: May 2009 Posts: 425 2001 Furio with Mk2 Vtr lump 2001 Vts

   #2 8th April 2010, 13:45

   they should have a fair bit of oil over them mate ! but think there like splash fed so when the engines running will build pressure and feed them if i were u i would wack off the rocker cover give them a soak in engine oil and then put it all back together and let it run see what its like after
3. CraigLovelock Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2009 Soton - Hedge End Posts: 3143 TT 225, Charged Eunos

   #3 8th April 2010, 13:46

   Ah fair enough. Need to spray rocker covers anyways so ill do it then
4. titchster Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jan 2008 Down't road from Sheffield Posts: 4641 Was:16v 106 XS ..... Now: Import 1.8 MX5

   #4 10th April 2010, 08:15

   It all depends how long it's been stood, if it's more than a few minutes, then the oil will have started to drain back towards the sump.