oil coverd bay and bonnet???

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413
    #1
    Just drove from work i noticed a weird smell fort nothibg of. It, i looked under the bonnete and there is oil over the underneath of the bonnete like its shot up... now i noticed the dip stick doesnt clip in or any tging isit possible the oil has come from there?
  2. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #2
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by danpep91 View Post
    Just drove from work i noticed a weird smell fort nothibg of. It, i looked under the bonnete and there is oil over the underneath of the bonnete like its shot up... now i noticed the dip stick doesnt clip in or any tging isit possible the oil has come from there?
    Yeh it will come from there, mine does it all the time lol.

    I taped my dip stick down, but if I go over 4K RPM it still comes out lol.
  3. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #3
    as above, its not meant to happen though, back pressure means worn rings
  4. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blackie_2k5 View Post
    as above, its not menat to happen though, back pressure means worn rings
    Ye, it's not a really bad thing, but it does mean worn rings.

    Or at least one.

    Or, your crank breather is blocked.
  5. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2008 Birtley Posts: 22253 VTR Turbo, 106 xsi track slag, Transit recovery, B
    #5
    its not exactly a good thing lol
  6. Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.
    #6
    Have you overfilled your oil?That`ll push the dipstick up.

    Steve.
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #7
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by blackie_2k5 View Post
    its not exactly a good thing lol
    Lol, yeh true.

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by stevo67 View Post
    Have you overfilled your oil?That`ll push the dipstick up.

    Steve.
    Yes, good point, it will also

    Make sure the oil is half way between the top and bottom marks.
  8. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413
    #8
    Bare with me guys when u say rings? whats this refer to? and crank breather ?
  9. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by danpep91 View Post
    Bare with me guys when u say rings? whats this refer to? and crank breather ?
    Rings = Piston Rings.

    Breather = The one on your Rocker Cover.

  10. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413
    #10
    Actully worried now oils still dripping slightly at bottom of engine i guess ide need to jetwash the bay to clear it all to even see if its actully leaking from some where... cos the oil could be what was spread all over bay?
  11. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by danpep91 View Post
    Actully worried now oils still dripping slightly at bottom of engine i guess ide need to jetwash the bay to clear it all to even see if its actully leaking from some where... cos the oil could be what was spread all over bay?
    I have exactly the same problem as you have, half of it was my oil filter was loose, so I tightened that, now it comes from the top of the dip stick, and the bottom where it goes in the block. lol.
  12. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413
    #12
    Ahhh I see well i just cleaned engine move it to dry spot see if any more drips thanksalot for all ur help so far
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi
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    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 View Post
    Ye, it's not a really bad thing, but it does mean worn rings.

    Or at least one.

    Or, your crank breather is blocked.
    it is a bad thing! pressure build up in your block is pretty bad, engines shot
  14. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Bristol Posts: 493 16v'd Saxo VTR Mk1 Astra G Coupe 1.8
    #14
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 View Post
    Ye, it's not a really bad thing, but it does mean worn rings.

    Or at least one.

    Or, your crank breather is blocked.
    I have this problem too

    So there is only one oil breather? and the crank breather is the rocker cover breather?

    Im going to fit an oil cooler, do you think this will help?
  15. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi
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    Originally Posted by s555dan View Post
    Im going to fit an oil cooler, do you think this will help?
    i doubt it, wont stop the cylinder pressure passing the rings into the block
  16. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #16
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    Originally Posted by s555dan View Post
    I have this problem too

    So there is only one oil breather? and the crank breather is the rocker cover breather?

    Im going to fit an oil cooler, do you think this will help?
    Nah, new rings would help though lol.

    I'm not worrying because I have a new engine going in soon
  17. Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 413
    #17
    ill keeep an eye on it... Im off over to essex tonight usual saturday night.. so wont be attempting to bomb it about but no signs of any more oil so far
  18. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #18
    I lost all my oil out of the dip stick tube today on the A13, car ran dry, took me 2 hours to get it home and get it running again lol.
  19. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Ramsey st marys, peterborough Posts: 8288 Saxo's, Corsa (Daily)
    #19
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 View Post
    I lost all my oil out of the dip stick tube today on the A13, car ran dry, took me 2 hours to get it home and get it running again lol.
    sound like your engine about had it now then if it has that much pressure.
  20. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #20
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by AndySAXO View Post
    sound like your engine about had it now then if it has that much pressure.
    It's not good lol.

    Reason was the Crank breather pipe collapsed soit couldn't breathe lol.

    So it shot all the oil out, covered an X5 behind me, and all over the boot of my car.

    So much smoke I couldn't see where I was going lol.

    She's going again now though!!
  21. Newbie Joined: Nov 2010 Rotherham Posts: 11 97 saxo vtr
    #21
    mine used to do the same i superglued a bolt in my dipstick pipe about 4 month ago and it hasent shot oil out since, i jus keep puttin a little bit of oil in every now and again cos mine burns oil and cant check howmuch oil is in it lol
  22. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jun 2006 Ramsey st marys, peterborough Posts: 8288 Saxo's, Corsa (Daily)
    #22
    Hmm something tells me your engine is very worn, the rings are shot.
  23. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0
    #23
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by joshovbramley View Post
    mine used to do the same i superglued a bolt in my dipstick pipe about 4 month ago and it hasent shot oil out since, i jus keep puttin a little bit of oil in every now and again cos mine burns oil and cant check howmuch oil is in it lol
    Yeh I thought mine was bad lol.