oil leak, pics

[Waltz172]

I have noticed oil sitting underneath the manifold, then inspected futher and found that oil is seeping out of the join all the way round the engine block

any help on what has caused this and what i need to do to fix this

thanks

Liam

 

[Ginge247]

Mine is the same m8, its the cam cover gasket

 

[Martin_172]

rocker cover gaskets tend to weep on them, dont let it worry you unless its loosing a fair bit.

 

[Waltz172]

have u not bothered to replace it then, or you just keep topping the oil up?

 

[Ginge247]

Do they actually have a gasket or is it just silicone?

 

[Waltz172]

rocker cover gaskets tend to weep on them, dont let it worry you unless its loosing a fair bit.

in 5k miles it ran dry but i got told these engines do like a bit of oil so didnt really take any notice until i saw it weeping out

 

[Ginge247]

have u not bothered to replace it then, or you just keep topping the oil up?

Tbh, I have not had this one long so I haven't got round to doing it yet, I'm gunna do it when I change the plugs in a couple of weeks

 

[Fred@BTM]

Do they actually have a gasket or is it just silicone?

no gasket, its just silicone type sealant

big job to sort out if it is the rocker cover and not just a few of the bolts

new cambelt etc etc, knocking on the door of £500

 

[Waltz172]

so is it a rocker cover gasket or cam cover gasket, or are they the same thing?

 

[Ginge247]

Same thing m8

 

[Waltz172]

Same thing m8

ok mate cheers

 

[Fred@BTM]

7 hour job approx

 

[Waltz172]

no gasket, its just silicone type sealant

big job to sort out if it is the rocker cover and not just a few of the bolts

new cambelt etc etc, knocking on the door of £500

how can i tell if its the rocker cover and not just some bolts?

 

[Fred@BTM]

you'll see oil pooled round the bolts, whip each one out (one at a time! NOT all at once) silicone the head and mop up the oil and torque it back in (14nm)

 

[Waltz172]

will i have to take the manifold off first?

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah the upper plenum (the Renault Soprt bit) 7 x 10mm bolts

 

[Waltz172]

ok i will do that and see what it is
thanks guys

 

[Saner]

Fred, could this also cause the oil light coming on? Due to lack of pressure?

 

[Fred@BTM]

no

 

[Waltz172]

if it is the bolts then would you still get the oil leaking out of the join in the cover, surely you would only see it coming out throught the bolts? i just think theres too much oil being lost for it being the bolts?

 

[Fred@BTM]

you'd be surprised how much those bolts can leak!

 

[Waltz172]

ok but wouldnt the oil jus come out through where the bolts are and not the join in the cover, shown in the first pic?

 

[Fred@BTM]

the first pic with the round plug?

 

[Waltz172]

yes mate

 

[Fred@BTM]

can't see any leak there?

 

[Waltz172]

oh ok, what is the brown stuff which looks like its coming from the join?

cheers

 

[scotty2hotty81]

i can run down and the along the join, do each bolt one by one then give it a dam good clean and monitor it.

 

[Waltz172]

ok will do thanks guys

 

[sideways danny]

oh ok, what is the brown stuff which looks like its coming from the join?

cheers

that's renault gasket sealer.

I've seen them a lot worse than yours. Worth doing when it's having the cambelt done, but will be ok until that's due

 

[Waltz172]

ok hopefully it will last another 50k as ive just had belts done,
at the mo im doin 1ltr per 1k miles

 

[Darren S]

7 hour job approx

Holy fcuk!

Mind you, it took me long enough just to change the spark plugs on the 182 - lol!

Compared to the likes of the gasket on the Punto GT - that's a crazy amount of time. Still, different cars, different issues, I guess.

D.

 

[sideways danny]

it's not 7 hours. 5 maybe

 

[Fred@BTM]

^book time