oil behind/under/on the inlet this common?

[Clio_in_Motion_2008]

hello,

well have gone from my old 1.4 16v 03 clio to a black gold 182 only had it a week and loving every min in it!

Just had a nose arond the engine bay 2 make sure everything is as it should be and just found a small pool of oil behind/under/on the inlet thingy. is this common or a bad sign? also noticed i have a waterfall feature of a headlight washer jet (soon to be clamped off)

cheers

 

[BenR]

Its fairly common yes, and sadly its not a quick or cheap fix.

 

[d4ve86]

it was a very quick fix on my 182, take the bolts out the top, seal them and put them back in, the oil has never come back!

 

[caister]

IMO clean the oil away and see how long it takes to come back. If its only losing that much over a few weeks or even months its probably not worth getting it sorted.

 

[BenR]

looks like his is leaking from the edge of the cam cover, if it is just the bolts then there should be pools of oil on the cam cover. He can check for those to see what the exact problem is.

 

[Clio_in_Motion_2008]

thanks for all your help, will check it out at lunch time and see whats what

thanks again

 

[Turkish]

Not uncommon, mine was done under warranty. To do the job properly it's supposed to have the inlet taken off, cams locked in position rocker cover removed and cleaned, liquid gasket reapplied and then the rocker cover refitted and torqued up corretly. As Ben says not a five minute job.

 

[mattjk]

Im suprised old renault didnt just torque up the bolts

 

[maupineda]

Mine had the same, the oil was coming from the bolt by the side of the oil filler cap, the very first one, I undo the upper manifold and noticed the bolt was not as tight as the next to it, but instead of just re-tighten it I undid it and apply gasket sealant to the seat and it has not leaked ever since

Check this topic: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=311819&highlight=leak+from+head

Mind you if you have the same situation

 

[moggy]

this sort of problem covered on warranty ??

cheers guys & gilrls...