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I noticed yesterday that Daisy, aka Ole leaky hadn't left her usual marks on the tarmac when parked. Now the engine is full of oil. I am hoping that the diesel soaked oil from the replaced leaky head gasket has finally dripped away. It could be though, that the car was not parked for long enough!
I have never seen a TD5 leak oil from a head gasket.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bohica
Valve cover gasket then. Rocker cover gasket?Quote:
Originally Posted by discorevy
Found my rocker cover bolts were loose again about a month ago after chasing a seeming oil leak. The back ones against the firewall were worst.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bohica
The oil seems to hit the back mat and absorb in and then drips out from this, comes out in a very strange manner I mean and is hard to pinpoint the origin. Had been looking at the oil cooler as the most likely source, nope, the rocker cover.
Also the sound cover does this too!Quote:
Originally Posted by RRT
Found out the hard way ... cover is off to do some work, so instead of getting it off and on and off ... etc... I just left it sitting upright against the wall in the shed.
Huge pool of oil at the bottom of it courtesy the oil soaked foam understuff.
I think it sat for about a month in this position and I had a couple of rags for the oil to drip onto(rather than on the shed floor .. but too late anyhow!) .. but it did finally stop 'wetting the bed' so to speak.
Well, it is at times hard to engage first gear from stationary, dropping it into second does not always work. I think it is time for a new gearbox or rebuild the old one. Not that I've rebuilt on before.
Also check the exhaust vanes on the turbo for damage. Might cause vibration issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by Four Loko
The piece may now be in the catalytic converter or muffler….give them a shake. Any rattling?
So clean inside no varnish gum or sludge. Maybe the leaking injector gave it a good clean.
Oil pump bolt did not have thread locker on it and thats a '04
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Ball joints .......shake head.........:bat:
Jacked up the front onto the stands.
Locked the pitman arm with a 8mm x 1.25 thread bolt.
Removed the intermediate steering coupling under bonnet and inspected for play, all good as it looked much newer than anything else under the bonnet, put the steering wheel properly horizontal and refitted the coupling.
Then adjusted the drag link to centre front wheels using string all round, the toe in had been done on a wheel alignment machine a few days ago when I got the new treads (Toyo LT245/70x16 AT II, same as it had when I got it) but we left the centering alone after realizing the steering wheel was out of alignment with the pitman arm.
Not taken for drive yet for final on road adjustment but happy it will be pretty close.