Clutch slipping

1. lukedorritt Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Rickmansworth Posts: 306 Posi Furio

   #1 17th February 2011, 18:53

   Clutch is slipping due to oil on the plate, car is continouesly leaking engine oil
   
   Whats the most likely place the oil is leaking from?
   
   
   Thanks
2. spudders Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 shrewsbury Posts: 476 306 dturbo x2 saxo vtr

   #2 17th February 2011, 19:31

   crank baring behind the flywheel most probabal causee
3. dombrett1 L-plater Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 41

   #3 19th February 2011, 12:00

   is it defo engine oil ? as if not it can be the seal in the gearbox where the clutch release bearing goes there are 3 bolts behind it and there 8mm, if you undo it and check the seal hasnt been damaged
   
   have you smelt the oil to tell if its engine oil ? does it feel really fine oil ? as i reckon thats what its more likely to be
4. lukedorritt Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Rickmansworth Posts: 306 Posi Furio

   #4 19th February 2011, 19:09

   Yea its definitely engine oil, how bigger job is the crank baring?
5. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

   #5 19th February 2011, 19:45

   It would be a crank seal not a bearing!
   
   Its a box off job to replace it.
6. lukedorritt Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Rickmansworth Posts: 306 Posi Furio

   #6 19th February 2011, 20:23

   so its not massive massive job then really
7. Dave_P Established Member Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 2129 Race: 106 Rallye 16v. Road: Mercedes Vito 120 CDI

   #7 19th February 2011, 20:27

   It depends what you consider a massive job i guess.
8. lukedorritt Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2007 Rickmansworth Posts: 306 Posi Furio

   #8 19th February 2011, 21:23

   Well its pretty much just as much work as changing a clutch?
9. lharrowing Frequent Poster Joined: Nov 2008 norwich Posts: 941 Citroen Saxo Westcoast MK1

   #9 20th February 2011, 07:24

   pretty much but can be a bloody effort sometimes. plenty of cups of tea me thinks
10. user_43898 Established Member Joined: May 2010 leicester Posts: 1446 Clio 182 Inferno

    #10 20th February 2011, 10:20

    yeah saxo gearboxes are easy to remove, but if you dont have acess to a ramp then crawling around on the floor is the hard part
11. zola_cfc Newbie Joined: Mar 2008 Weymouth Posts: 25 Saxo Ob lol 1.6i Green looking to change colour

    #11 12th March 2011, 21:18

    Yep defo oil crank seal just done one on mine revs at 5000 rpm going nowhere lol