Clutch/Oil seepage

[coach]

I have some oil seepage (I think) onto the clutch on a 39,000 mile R plate 450.

This manifests itself in "juddering" when pulling away when the car is cold.

Will get this looked at in late september when it goes in to see uncle joolz!

Question: I am worried about the oil that is seeping in, which I presume to be gearbox oil. What about the oil level. will it drop too low. How do I check it? Bearing in mind I have the mechanical ability of a bears arse and the practicality of an elphant on a unicycle as a means of commuting!

Oh and how do I top up and what with

Regards

Coach (wanting the world on a plate!)

[simpo one]

Stick to the unicyle and get a job in the Circus!

[coach]

bttt

[shpub]

Could equally be crank shaft seal gone and it is engine oil onto the clutch. leave it too long and it could get very expensive...

Could also be sticking relaese bearing, knacked clutch plates etc etc. Budget around £700 and have soem change for a beer or two.

[malloryn]

What colour is the oil.

If its black it could well be engine oil.

[coach]

Not sure what colour the oil is as It is seeping onto the plate...

Least ways that is what I assume is causing the judder as I pull away when I engage the clutch when the car is cold. This dissappears after a few miles.

There bite is right at the top of the travel of the pedal and there seems to only about 2cm difference between engaged and dis-engaged.

I check the engine oil every trip so keep this topped up, but there is very little usage.

Could it be clutch and of life?

Thanks for all the replies so far

Coach

[M@H]

Could well just be the end of the clutch pressure plate.. if you had Oil leaking onto it you'd probably find some would also be seeping out of the bottom of the bell housing and onto the garage floor.. how does that look ?

Cheers
Matt.

[coach]

M@T

The garage floor is a "bit" spotty but no more than the sort of spotting I might expect from this sort of car.

To quantify - say about 3 or four small new ones each time.

Gosh - I feel amost technical!

[M@H]

..any staining on the bottom of the bell housing ? ..It sounds like you're only going to really find out by getting the thing apart I'm afraid.

A bit of a stab in the dark, but if the clutch slave sylinder has a seal leaking you could even be getting brake fluid onto the clutch ? whats on the garage floor ?

Cheers,
Matt.

>> Edited by M@H on Friday 8th August 13:38

[coach]

Aha!

I did have the master cylinderleaking about 7 weeks ago, but this was sorted.

The oil on the floor SEEMS (?) to be motor oil.

The fault sort of gois after a few "pull aways" from junctions. As if somthing is being cleaned of.

There does seem to be some oil seeoin from the bottom of the engine g/box come together type of area.

Hoping it will be ok for the trip down to Mania tomorrow.

COach