Thread: Oil leak.

Did you change the O ring behind the rotor filter housing? , they flatten out and leak over time

err7098

number 8 in the pic

Have you checked the oil cooler

Originally Posted by laney

Have you checked the oil cooler

Haven't checked oil cooler, as I'll need to dismantle a lot of stuff. So trying to see if there are any low-hanging fruit here!

Thanks for the reply.

I take it getting the rotor filter housing off is quite the mission, judging by the diagram?

Bolts 13, 14 and 16 the only ones needed to remove it?

Originally Posted by discorevy

Did you change the O ring behind the rotor filter housing? , they flatten out and leak over time

err7098

number 8 in the pic

3x 10mm head bolts on the housing ( use 1/4" drive with extensions to access )
2x 10mm head nuts on the bottom of the oil drain to sump
then the whole unit will come out if you twist as you lift.

Okay great, fantastic!

Originally Posted by discorevy

3x 10mm head bolts on the housing ( use 1/4" drive with extensions to access )
2x 10mm head nuts on the bottom of the oil drain to sump
then the whole unit will come out if you twist as you lift.

I had an oil leak on the LHS of the engine, checked and replaced everything including sump gasket before bitting the bullet and removing the turbo to gain access to the rotor filter housing. Fairly easy job once the turbo was out of the way.

Cheers Discofender

These are great quality shots, thanks for sharing. Really good to get an understanding of what one would be facing.

Did you try and remove rotor filter housing without turbo removed? Or is it simply not worth the pain. :-)

Originally Posted by Discofender

I had an oil leak on the LHS of the engine, checked and replaced everything including sump gasket before bitting the bullet and removing the turbo to gain access to the rotor filter housing. Fairly easy job once the turbo was out of the way.

Cheers Discofender