Oil leak

[Amberlamps]

I noticed a few small pools of oil gathering on my 182's engine the other day so soaked them up with kitchen roll, checked today and the pools of oil are back. The oil is gathering around the bolts on top of the engine, under the plenum, sorry for the vague description, but im a technical noob . Ive pointed them out on the attached pic best i could. Seems to me the only place its coming from is where the bolts screw in as theres no oil elsewhere, its sort of pooling up behind the bolt where its recessed a bit.



Anyone have an idea whats causing this? Hope its nothing too serious

 

[R-Sport.]

Its easy to get done when you do your belts- so get it done then- Can remember what its called- oil strainer.

bout £50 / £60 on top of the belts IIRC.

 

[Amberlamps]

Just had the belts and everything else done aout 3-4 weeks ago xD

 

[R-Sport.]

whoever did the belts should have spotted that when doing it.
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[mitch1503]

i had a leak from my breather cover recently, noticed 2 bolts had sheared the heads off but when Dan @ 519 removed the inlet to fix it we discovered all 8 had just sheared off, as said that should have been noticed when your belts were done, ideally need the rocker cover removing and re-sealing or could check to see how tight the bolts are and maybe give them a nip if they're loose

 

[Amberlamps]

So not a big job then if its that, the rocker cover resealing? Andyrg done the belts, he's got a good rep here and im not sure if it was leaking before the belts were done so im not gonna point fingers.

 

[Amberlamps]

Actually, i have a feeling it might be sheared bolts as the oil is only pooling around 2 of the bolts......from what i can see.

 

[mitch1503]

Actually, i have a feeling it might be sheared bolts as the oil is only pooling around 2 of the bolts......from what i can see.

​you'll quite clearly see if the bolts have sheared as well the bolt head won't be physically there any more lol

 

[Amberlamps]

​you'll quite clearly see if the bolts have sheared as well the bolt head won't be physically there any more lol

Hahah yeh. The bolt heads are still there, the ones i can see anyway, so guess its not that ^^. I'll check them to see if there nipped up ok. So if they are ok its more than likely the rocker cover seal? Is that a big job then?

Also, for some reason i never thought of searching this, have little experience with clio sports and french cars but this seems to be a common problem!

 

[Cookson]

Take the bolts out one at a time, sealant, retighten. Done

 

[Amberlamps]

So just a bit of sealant on the underside of the bolt head yeh? Feel like such a dumbass for not searching as theres s**t loads of threads on this .

 

[Poopensharten]

I think all four of my Clio's done this tbh, it never actually caused any issue.

 

[Amberlamps]

I think all four of my Clio's done this tbh, it never actually caused any issue.

Thats bad that its so common, but good that its not really a big issue. Just hope i can get it in my old mans place at the weekend!

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Hello mate

There was no signs of any oil leaks when I did the belts or I would of removed the rocker.

The rear bolts commonly leak and ita some thing that I can easly sort drop me a pm.

Thanks mate

 

[Chi]

Andy your pm box is full

 

[Andyrg@ ClioTurbo]

Its not now opps

 

[Amberlamps]

Yeh, its nothing thats bothering me tbh.

Andy, i might have a job or 2 for you in the near future if you want. I'll drop you a pm later.

Cheers.