Major Oil leak, what do i do? Pics included

1. OptimistDnB Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 14

   #1 17th April 2011, 21:52

   Iv had my VTR for like 3 weeks now, love it but did notice there was alot of oil around but my mate said it should be fine. Showed my car to my old man tonight and he said its a major oil leak and he wouldnt of touched it!! Great!!
   Anyway how bad is this by what you can see and how can it be fixed? Simple fix like change gaskets or a garage job?
   The car works fine.
   
   Thankyou in advance.
   
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2. Quick Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064

   #2 17th April 2011, 21:53

   Best way is to clean the engine and see where the oil is coming from.
   
   Does the car use much oil??
3. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #3 17th April 2011, 21:59

   Rocker cover gasket/seal thingy
   
   Easy fix tbh. Might want to get another Rocker Cover and spray it a colour you want to just to clean up the bay a bit
4. user_36078 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2009 Costa Del Posts: 8010

   #4 17th April 2011, 22:00

   Also, its near your cambelt, i.e. Your cambelt gets soaked in Oil and you can weaken it alot! Therefore it would snap under pressure, so check its not on the cambelt.
5. simonwillis1988 Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 174

   #5 17th April 2011, 22:01

   New cam cover and seal
6. OptimistDnB Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 14

   #6 17th April 2011, 22:07

   not sure if it uses alot of oil as havent had it long enough. what shall i clean it with?
   
   so i should be able to do it myself?
   
   cheers
7. OptimistDnB Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 14

   #7 17th April 2011, 22:13

   also wheres the best place to purchase those items? and do i just take them off and replace it after draining the oil? thanks alot for the help, love this site!!
8. devilsadvocate Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2006 Maidstone Posts: 8210 Golf TDI

   #8 17th April 2011, 22:15

   Rocker cover gasket by the looks of it
   
   Remove the cover, replace the seal
   Then clean the head and see if its leaking from anywhere else
   
   Could be leaking from another place but theres too much oil to see
9. Tom5190 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Sep 2007 Someones Bumhole Posts: 5721 Mk2 16v Desire

   #9 17th April 2011, 22:37

   Id be tempted to change the oil cap too looks like its been from there too.
   
   Oil cap and rocker cover gasket. 15 min job and cost you about £15
10. chris1357 Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2009 Wolverhampton Posts: 257 206 Estate-207 Hatch-306 Cabriolet

    #10 17th April 2011, 22:42

    http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Rocker...item4cef5bc0d3
    There you go.. 2 bolts on top of the rocker cover take it off clean it up replace seal Job done...
11. OptimistDnB Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 14

    #11 18th April 2011, 07:47

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by chris1357 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Citroen-Rocker...item4cef5bc0d3 There you go.. 2 bolts on top of the rocker cover take it off clean it up replace seal Job done...

    
    thankyou so much for the help. So i dont even have to emty the oil?
    
    Cheers
12. J222JRA Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: May 2007 Posts: 16839 Saxo VTS, Westfield

    #12 18th April 2011, 08:42

    No buddy you dont have to drain the oil.
    
    Ifi was you id get soem engine de-greaser and remove the oil from the engine, replace the rocker cover gasket and oil cap. Then it will be easier in the future to spot any other leaks that may occur and easier to diagnose.

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13. OptimistDnB Newbie Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 14

    #13 18th April 2011, 10:26

    thanks alot for your help everyone, maybe it wasnt as bad as i thought, or atleast what my old man thought it was!