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		Completed Filter and oil change on the weekend
	
	
		Morning everyone.
Just adding to my life with Bessie.
Yesterday I changed the fuel filter, oil filter and centrifugal filter.
Dropped the old oil which was blacker than the darkest night, and refilled with new oil.
While changing the filters I noticed the following:
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I have read elsewhere on here that this is a common issue and should be a relatively easy fix.  I am wondering then if that leak will cause what I am seeing under neath Bessie
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Or is that another issue altogether with that pipe?
Also one last question for curiosity...... what is the average life span of a TD5 engine, assuming all the maintenance is kept up with in a timely manner.  I currently have 305,000 on the clock.
Cheers
Matt