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I've discovered the reason for my S1.5 stalling .... oil leak. The oil pressure gauge reads 0, and the oil level is just at the 'min' marker on the dip.
Every morning I check for leaks on the garage floor, and it's pretty good (neglible amount). However, it would appear it leaks when the engine is running. I have oil sprayed all over the engine compartment, including the battery, and top of the wheel arches. In addition, I have smatterings of oil all along the top of the bonnet, and in the headlight scoops.
Anyway - my question : tomorrow I'm going to top up the oil, and run the engine to see if any leaks occur. Can anyone advise on any particular checks I should do?
Many thanks in advance,
K
Every morning I check for leaks on the garage floor, and it's pretty good (neglible amount). However, it would appear it leaks when the engine is running. I have oil sprayed all over the engine compartment, including the battery, and top of the wheel arches. In addition, I have smatterings of oil all along the top of the bonnet, and in the headlight scoops.
Anyway - my question : tomorrow I'm going to top up the oil, and run the engine to see if any leaks occur. Can anyone advise on any particular checks I should do?
Many thanks in advance,
K
Well, I've topped the oil up, started first time, and oil pressure reads as it should.
So, so far so good.
With engine warming up, started checking all leads, seals, links, caps, etc, and found nothing. All looked in full working order.
There's no leaks onto the ground below (except for the small bit spilt when pouring in).
I only left it running for about 10 mins (had to run for meeting), so will do same this evening, let oil warm up fully, and check everything again.
So I'll be limping home tonight, so if you see an red S2 on the A30 tonight ... have pity.
And thank you all for your help so far. I'm going to Fernhursts tomorrow (new exhaust) so they're going to investigate further. Any news as and when.
As a sidenote - also noticed oil heavily spread all over the inside of the bonnet, but could not match that to any possible leaks/cracks (nothing visible anyway).
So, so far so good.
With engine warming up, started checking all leads, seals, links, caps, etc, and found nothing. All looked in full working order.
There's no leaks onto the ground below (except for the small bit spilt when pouring in).
I only left it running for about 10 mins (had to run for meeting), so will do same this evening, let oil warm up fully, and check everything again.
So I'll be limping home tonight, so if you see an red S2 on the A30 tonight ... have pity.
And thank you all for your help so far. I'm going to Fernhursts tomorrow (new exhaust) so they're going to investigate further. Any news as and when.
As a sidenote - also noticed oil heavily spread all over the inside of the bonnet, but could not match that to any possible leaks/cracks (nothing visible anyway).
2nd last response on this .....
Checked oil levels again before I left work, and all aok. Limped home (keeping it under 3k) - pressure ok (between about 30-45) and the only problem to report was when it was idling - it was hunting like it was about to stall. Got home and sure enough found spits of oil all over the top of the bonnet, down the wings, and on the boot.
Topped up the oil to it's absolute max this morning (no leaks overnights) and drove to Fernhursts for new exhaust and full service. Oil pressure ok, but again, it sounded and felt lumpy, and again felt like it was going to stall on idle.
They're going to look for this oil leak. So I'll report what the outcome is - in the hope it might help someone else in future.
Checked oil levels again before I left work, and all aok. Limped home (keeping it under 3k) - pressure ok (between about 30-45) and the only problem to report was when it was idling - it was hunting like it was about to stall. Got home and sure enough found spits of oil all over the top of the bonnet, down the wings, and on the boot.
Topped up the oil to it's absolute max this morning (no leaks overnights) and drove to Fernhursts for new exhaust and full service. Oil pressure ok, but again, it sounded and felt lumpy, and again felt like it was going to stall on idle.
They're going to look for this oil leak. So I'll report what the outcome is - in the hope it might help someone else in future.
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