350i Remote oil Seal - FHC

[schimg]

Hi there,

Looking for a bit of advice my 350i has an oil leak from the front of the engine.

This would appear to be coming from the "banjo" feed to the remote oil filter...fixing this as part of a radiator refurb.

The car is possibly a deviation from the norm (whatever that is!) as it is one of the five remaining 350i 2+2's , bit like the radiator config, I am not sure that the set-up is normal 350i?
Got the wedge steve heath bible but not specific enough in this area...guess it would be a lot thicker to cover everything wedge related!


Plus whilst I am at it is there any other front oil seals I need to look at..whipped off the alternator plus other stuff to clean up refurb whilst I am there...

Thanks in advance

Steve

[adam quantrill]

The seal on this is the same as the oil filter one on one side, and on the other is a big fibre washer, you might need to cut that one by hand. Have you just tried tightening the nut? If that doesn't work, replace the rubber one and put blue hylomar (sparingly) on the fibre one.

[schimg]

Thanks for this, a while back a mate whipped the bolt out and tried re-seating the seal this reduced the leak but still isn't right.

So are there two seals then?

A rubber one bewteen banjo and bloke...then a cork gasket one between banjo and outer face?

Sorry if I sound thick here...

[blaineuk]

schimg said:

Thanks for this, a while back a mate whipped the bolt out and tried re-seating the seal this reduced the leak but still isn't right.

So are there two seals then?

A rubber one bewteen banjo and bloke...then a cork gasket one between banjo and outer face?

Sorry if I sound thick here...

well you are , the trick is to grease the rubber seal well before tightening the joint up, not sure where you get the cork seal from, not listed with range rover, but think you can use another filter seal.

[hallsie]

Steve
Im sorry I cant help you with your problem, its sounds pretty bad so perhaps you should sell it while you still can....

Ill get one 1 day!!

some how, some way......


Stu

[schimg]

hallsie said:

Steve
Im sorry I cant help you with your problem, its sounds pretty bad so perhaps you should sell it while you still can....

Ill get one 1 day!!

some how, some way......


Stu

Cheers Stu

The car is always MOT'd just been sorned for the last 18 months, the developed a leak a couple of months back, so got that out at the mo, and going through the engine bay tidying stuff up and putting things right.

I will give you a shout if I ever decide to sell, it's a nice car and needs more use than she has been getting mate.

[schimg]

blaineuk said:

schimg said:

Thanks for this, a while back a mate whipped the bolt out and tried re-seating the seal this reduced the leak but still isn't right.

So are there two seals then?

A rubber one bewteen banjo and bloke...then a cork gasket one between banjo and outer face?

Sorry if I sound thick here...

well you are , the trick is to grease the rubber seal well before tightening the joint up, not sure where you get the cork seal from, not listed with range rover, but think you can use another filter seal.

I will whip the bolt out over the weekend, see what is there...or not, may be that there is just a rubber seal and no cork one, which won't help matters, might give Roy he might know, think imon will be speaking to him as well.

[blaineuk]

When I spoke to him regarding this, he said about just using rubber filter seals

[simonwedge]

schimg said:

I will whip the bolt out over the weekend, see what is there...or not, may be that there is just a rubber seal and no cork one, which won't help matters, might give Roy he might know, think imon will be speaking to him as well.

I have indeed spoken to Mr B and thae car is getting booked in at his emporium for some fettling.

[Number 7]

This may help:

[schimg]

Number 7 said:

This may help:

Thanks for this - it will be a great help


I see you have the best config V8 a 430BV ...nice engine..

Thanks again

Steve

[simonwedge]

schimg said:

Thanks for this - it will be a great help


I see you have the best config V8 a 430BV ...nice engine..

Thanks again

Steve

Go on Steve, tell him about the Chim!

[blaineuk]

This could turn into a long thread!

[schimg]

simonwedge said:

schimg said:

Thanks for this - it will be a great help


I see you have the best config V8 a 430BV ...nice engine..

Thanks again

Steve

Go on Steve, tell him about the Chim!

No chance ...be keeping me powder dry being a shy retiring sort and all

Still if there is a genuine enquiry...I could be tempted to lift the lid..

Edited by schimg on Sunday 24th October 20:55

[1 Finger Bandit]

Hi Steve

I have a complete remote filter and pipes off a 350 dhc. Mail me if you think it might help
Cheers

Shaun