Like Darryn said its an SPI. And if Pig is convinced it isn't the headgasket, I'd go and get the car back from the garage now
i have the car. i told him al let him know. but it is leaking between the top head an the bottom head (headgasket) i dont no much thats wher i see it coming from
It could be coming out of the camshaft seal or the rocker cover gasket, running down the end of the head behind the cam sprocket then bleeding around the outside of the head to block joint where the head gasket is. As someone said above, take the cambelt cover off and have a look. Its only held on by a couple of clips and if my suspicion is correct there will be loads of oil behind the cam sprocket. As I said before, it COULD be the headgasket, but I seriously doubt it.
Yep, looks like its starting above the head / block join in that pic. 5 on the camshaft oil seal / end of rocker cover. Timing cover off, rocker cover off, good cleanup, bit of red hermatite smeared round it, slap it bacdk together and see what ya get. Edited by: ^neo^
thanks for the help will look at it in the morning. if someone could put a diagram up/a pic so i know for def where to look will let you no what i find thanks
ok i had a look this morning i clean it up around where the leak was coming from. an took the cam belt cover off, i didnt dare take the rocker cover or the cam belt off cause i wouldnt of known how to put it back but this is what i found: this is when it was cleaned now i started the engine this is 30 sec later this is a minute after this about two minutes so is this the oil thats coming from near the cam oil seals?????? and if it is how long should it take and roughly if you no how much will it cost? thanks
Is that where the head joins the block?? Bit hard to see in your pics there. If it is, then its your headgasket. Take a shot from a bit further back so my eyes can focus !
yeh it is where the head joins the block but it seems to be coming from the side ie behind the cam belt cover and coming on to the bit on the pics
Can you see the end of the camshaft with the cover off, or is there a back cover to it too?? If you cant then you'd need to take off the cambelt and camshaft pulley to get the back cover off to see exactly where it's coming from. Sounds like you're not too confident on this bit, but with a haynes manual and a few tools, it's pretty simple ! Guess you need to make a choice........... strip it and see, or take the word of the garage and hope ! If it is the camshaft oil seal, they can change it while doing the head gasket, put an extra 10 mins on their job and cost you a few quid for a new seal! If you want to tackle it yourself there plenty of people here that will help with any problems / questions, and it's always nice at the end of the job when the cars running and you've done it yourself !
yeh theres a another cover behind the cam belt my cuz is good at this kind of thing so will show him i rather do the oil seals first as its the cheapest way round then if it still leaking then al get the head gasket done thanks Edited by: amzee
If it is the camshaft oil seal, they can change it while doing the head gasket, put an extra 10 mins on their job and cost you a few quid for a new seal! If it is the camshaft oil seal they wouldn't need to do the head gasket would they?
