Important! : oil leak

1. rooney L-plater Joined: Jan 2009 newcastle Posts: 77 black 2000 saxo vtr

   #1 25th September 2011, 22:57

   don't wanna be abrupt but, i've had oil leak for fooking ages now. i've changed my rocker cover gasket(the rubber one), and just today, i've changed the sump gasket. when doing the sump, i got the proper oe sump gasket from citroen £12 for sum cardboard but never mind, i used sum rubber solvent gasket aswell as the oe gasket. i cleaned the block and the sump of ALL deposits of old gasket and sealer, applied the solvent and gasket...................still got a fooking oil leak.the book sez to torque the bolts up to just 10nm.i done this first, then over tightened them(not by much tho, maybe an extra 5nm), it's still leaking. is it defo sump, or is summit else leaking?????
2. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #2 25th September 2011, 23:03

   I wasn`t aware there was a proper sump gasket for saxo`s you just use a tube of gasket sealant.
3. skidzVTR Infrequent Poster Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 236 Saxo VTR Two Tone

   #3 25th September 2011, 23:17

   put a can engine oil stop leak wouldn't hurt
   
   
   try wynn's

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4. Ben_SaxoForte Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Mar 2009 Stoke-on-trent Posts: 2640 Mk5 Golf GTTDI Mk2 VTR Project

   #4 25th September 2011, 23:45

   you need to have a good look around and find where its actually leaking from, have you checked for headgasket?

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5. user_15516 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Apr 2007 Posts: 6640 Integra DC5R & VTS

   #5 26th September 2011, 00:10

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by Ben_SaxoForte you need to have a good look around and find where its actually leaking from, have you checked for headgasket?

   As above. These engines are notorious for head gasket oil leaks just above the alternator.

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6. Saxobea Infrequent Poster Joined: Aug 2011 Chesterfield Posts: 140 Saxo vts

   #6 26th September 2011, 09:10

   There's a big round oil seal behind the cam cover that will most likely need replacing
7. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

   #7 26th September 2011, 09:13

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by LeeumH As above. These engines are notorious for head gasket oil leaks just above the alternator.

   +1
   
   both of mine have had this problem. its a headgasket change jobby, but its not life threatening!
8. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #8 26th September 2011, 10:10

   +1 I had the head gasket changed not long after I bought the car(burnt out valve) had the head skimmed etc it still weeps from the alternator area.It`s so insignificant though i`ve just kept an eye on it though don`t rule out the cam shaft seal also.
9. rooney L-plater Joined: Jan 2009 newcastle Posts: 77 black 2000 saxo vtr

   #9 27th September 2011, 17:25

   as above, i'm preety sure its the sump gasket. only because it's got worse since i done it. think i've tried to be over cautious with it.....
   
   i mean, i bought a new gasket, like a cardboard thing., but i also applied some rubberised solvent gasket to both the block and the sump pan. i was under the illusion this would form a complete seal round the card gasket when i tightened the sump back on..........could this be the problem, i've been told that i should just have used instant gasket instead of the cardboard one, even though it's from citroen. it's defo weeping around the sump gasket area. i've just put some wynns oil leak stuff in it. it says to give it 200km for it to work. should i just do this, or does the gasket need doing again??
   
   cheers
10. chinkostu Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2008 The wrong carpark Posts: 5152 Xantia 1.9TD

    #10 28th September 2011, 09:27

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by rooney as above, i'm preety sure its the sump gasket. only because it's got worse since i done it. think i've tried to be over cautious with it..... i mean, i bought a new gasket, like a cardboard thing., but i also applied some rubberised solvent gasket to both the block and the sump pan. i was under the illusion this would form a complete seal round the card gasket when i tightened the sump back on..........could this be the problem, i've been told that i should just have used instant gasket instead of the cardboard one, even though it's from citroen. it's defo weeping around the sump gasket area. i've just put some wynns oil leak stuff in it. it says to give it 200km for it to work. should i just do this, or does the gasket need doing again?? cheers

    sump not warped? i had a MASSIVE oil leak from my rocker cover, it was warped :-/
11. robbobobbo L-plater Joined: Sep 2011 Lincolnshire Posts: 38 mk1 saxo 1.5 diesel

    #11 28th September 2011, 12:30

    +1 for the warped sump took me ages to find mine was warped not a massive amount but enough to leak