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Oil leak
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 10:19 am
by BRUMBI
i ve got an oil leak thats got me stumped its driping off the bolts that hold the exuast on to the heads, but there seems to be no oil coming from anywere esle ( eg, rocker cover,oil switch, oil filter)...
can you help...
thanks kai
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:06 pm
by BRUMBI
bump.......
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:53 pm
by subybrumby
Not coming from inside the combustion chamber????does it blow smoke, use a lot of oil??? just a thought
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 4:14 pm
by littlewhiteute
If it's not the rocker cover, it must be a head gasket.
If that was from the engine (combustion chamber) you wouldn't see out the back window.
oil leak
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 5:10 pm
by rtcb65
Just a thought, could the bolt that the leak is on , could it have broke through into an oil gallery and the oil is running out via the thread. I have come accross stranger things. But before considering this idea, i would check out other peoples ideas and also find out if there is an oil gallery in the head any where near there. I know there is a water gallery there some where, just not sure if there is an oil gallery. As you say that there is no oil coming from the other places you have listed, that is what gave the above idea. It is more likely rocker cover or head gasket.
Rick
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 6:58 pm
by SUBYDAZZ
I'd say it's a standard factory-fitted option on must Subarus. Usually will be seeps around head gasket or rocker cover gasket.
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:38 pm
by BRUMBI
dose not blow any smoke, have checked rocker cover and head gaskets, dose not use any oil and runs fine...
Just a thought, could the bolt that the leak is on , could it have broke through into an oil gallery and the oil is running out via the thread.
this is what i was thinking to
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 8:41 pm
by BRUMBI
Just a thought, could the bolt that the leak is on , could it have broke through into an oil gallery and the oil is running out via the thread.
this is what i was thinking
it dosnt blow any smoke , i have checked head and rocker cover gaskets, also dosnt use any oil and runs fine...
Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 9:34 pm
by Smokey
Get a quality degreaser in there and scrub it down as best as possible perhaps with a dustpan brush etc, then watch closely over the next few days. Also perhaps use a different oil next time, ie thicker might help to see where its coming from esp if u use a very thin one now.
Posted: Thu Nov 15, 2007 12:38 pm
by El_Freddo
SUBYDAZZ wrote:I'd say it's a standard factory-fitted option on must Subarus. Usually will be seeps around head gasket or rocker cover gasket.
So true - I'm about to do my head gaskets to replace the O rings in the oil passage as they're leaking more than I am comfortable with.
Cheers
Bennie