So basically, my car needs too go in too the garage for a new clutch, which has resulted in this awful burning smell every now and then, but today I walked past my car and noticed what looked like oil or something under neath the car, bearing in mind it hasn’t rained for a few days I was very confused, so I opened car up and had a look in and noticed what seemed to be oil all over my gear box? Now I feel slightly stupid as this was on the car when I bought it almost a year ago but it was my first car and the guy convinced me he’d spilt it when he was filling the engine up with oil, so I’ll let you decide and if it’s an oil leak what do you suggest I do?
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Oil leak?
- Thread starter Pin3Appl3
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idk mate, i dont have the best mechanical knowledge, from what ive seen there is a gap where it joins on top, idk if thats normal tho?
Gonna sound stupid but what would you suggest too vclean it? Hot water and soap?
So could oil getting into my clutch plate be the reason my clutch doesn’t always engage properly and sometimes doesn’t always seem too have full contact too say? I’ve had this leak ‘leak’ for almost 11 months now, also would it deffo be a leak due too the seemingly fresh oil that’s on it? As in the little pools of oil you can see?
I’m not sure on the terminology, but say hill starts the car really struggled, id have the bite, and it would seem too disappear, I’ve driven many other cars before and not had the problem so it’s not my clutch control?, also took it too the local garage this morning, guys a good mate, cleaned it all for me started the car up took it for a spin, it’s not the gearbox after all?but a engine leak near one of the gaskets or something, near the exhaust I believe, so yeah he reckoned a £20 fix for the part, plus a little for labour, idk if that’s mate rate or not though as didn’t bother checking, any ideas if that’s will sort it?
robzracing
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How well does your mate know Renaults?
Most likely leak there is from the cam end caps. Anything else is more involved. But it is a 5 minute job if that’s what it is.
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Most likely leak there is from the cam end caps. Anything else is more involved. But it is a 5 minute job if that’s what it is.
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I don’t really know mate, I’m not the most knowledgeable with the mechanical side of cars, give me the electrics and I can normally get that sorted fairly quick, I know he’s a decent mechanic, I believe he specialises in nissans or Toyota maybe? He’s worked on my car previously and done a good job? As far as I’m aware and too my knowledge lol
I’ll pop down and get a picture of where he thought the leak was coming from, but you could deffo smell oil and such when the car had heated up.
I have a picture I took originally.just behind there, I can’t tell you what will be there off the top of my headtho
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With that amount of oil I'd say it's likely to be the thermostat housing. Spray the area down with degreaser, Jizer is quite effective, then check across the bottom of the thermostat housing for seepage - there is a gasket on the part so it could be damaged or has been removed in the past and not replaced.
The gasket in question is in the top left of the below picture:
The gasket in question is in the top left of the below picture:
i believe thats what he replaced, ive already got the car back, no leaks so far, just got too book it in for a service now, ive got some k&n pod filter on it rn, any idea what too change it too? its covered in oil and all sorts due too the leak managing too cover most my engine bay
thanks for the help
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