I have had a good look around under the car over the weekend, especially looking for oil leaks.
I know the sump gasket is leaking and a new one is on the way.
There is also a thin film of oil on a lot of the engine and bottom of the gearbox, and it is difficult to work out where it is coming from. Some of this has formed little droplets on bolt heads and parts of the moulding where there is no bolt or any other type of fixing. i.e. no way oil can get there directly from the inside of the engine, and nowhere above it where it could have dripped down.
There is however a small seepage on the seal behind the front pulley. I am of the opinion that the seal has failed and is dripping and being atomised by the pulley, sending a fine spray backwards. This could be part of the odour I am getting from the engine bay. I have never had one of these go before, is it a common thing? Or, is there another fault which can give this symptom? I can't see anything above the pulley which coul be running down the front cover onto the pulley.
Anyone changed one of these - is it a pig of a job? :?
I know the sump gasket is leaking and a new one is on the way.
There is also a thin film of oil on a lot of the engine and bottom of the gearbox, and it is difficult to work out where it is coming from. Some of this has formed little droplets on bolt heads and parts of the moulding where there is no bolt or any other type of fixing. i.e. no way oil can get there directly from the inside of the engine, and nowhere above it where it could have dripped down.
There is however a small seepage on the seal behind the front pulley. I am of the opinion that the seal has failed and is dripping and being atomised by the pulley, sending a fine spray backwards. This could be part of the odour I am getting from the engine bay. I have never had one of these go before, is it a common thing? Or, is there another fault which can give this symptom? I can't see anything above the pulley which coul be running down the front cover onto the pulley.
Anyone changed one of these - is it a pig of a job? :?