where is this coming from?

[craig6290]

anyone know where this oil is leaking from?
i got all connections/bolts off to remove plenham cover but it wouldn't budge so i just put it back together.!
wanted to check the rocker cover.
it appears to be coming from the head gasket but i'm not losing water.
any ideas?
cheers.

 

[ditz]

what is it? looked like oil in the pic
in which case yeah could be head gasket or cam cover gasket clean it all off and look from the highest point

 

[ditz]

and having a knackered head gasket dosn't automaticly mean you loose water

 

[craig6290]

cant really see into the cam cover cos the plenham cover.
but i think its the head gasket then.
is it a difficult job? (considering i couldn't even get the fkn plenham cover off!!)
cheers

 

[ditz]

well relatively speaking its a simple headgasket to do,,
but yeah its an involved job requires cam timing setting tappets torquing head to correct specs etc etc

easy if you know how i guess

 

[craig6290]

how many hours in a garage?
cheers

 

[ditz]

5ish of the top of my head
i'll check tommorow

 

[craig6290]

thanx ditz.

 

[craig6290]

could it be coming from the oil pressure switch and where is its location?
oil is pissing/spraying all over alternator and radiator now.!!!
any info wecomed.
thanx

 

[rich-6]

Its at the top of pic two in the middle

 

[craig6290]

thanx rich-6.
do u think the oil pressure switch could be a pssibility?
cheers

 

[rich-6]

I have no idea mate, looking at that though its pretty serious you must get through some oil, I'd have it in a garage to be checked out

 

[craig6290]

yeah.
i'm taking it in on friday.
cheers.

 

[craig6290]

got car back from independent garage today.
put it in yesterday morning at 8:55am and got it back today at 3:30pm.
they changed rocker cover gasket (£90).
but the oil is still coming from the same place.!
its dripping down from the inlet manifold/plenum cover.
i've gunked and washed it and it doesn't seem to be coming from the cylinder head.