Hi there, I had an oil leak somewhere on the engine, the oil saturated the started motor, the auto electrician stripped and fitted a "repair kit" from the land-rover agent. when I removed the plastic cover over the radiator (4 screws and 10 sec) I found the problem. Previously I had purchased a new rocker cover gasket, thinking that it was the culprit. The front of the rocker cover has a large black plastic plug, about 40 mm dia, the oil had been seeping from the cover for years I guess. The plug has a large oval "O" ring and this had become hard over the years, allowing oil to seep out and run down the front of the engine and then to populate the rest of the engine and transmissions etc. What a mess! In fact the plug was very loose in its hole.
I applied some black RTV silicone to the rim and pushed it back in, gave it a 1/4 turn and left it to set for one hour. Presto....no more oil leaks.Degreased and pressure cleaned the entire unit, 2 weeks later not a drop of oil on my nice clean engine....
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Hi there, I had an oil leak somewhere on the engine, the oil saturated the started motor, the auto electrician stripped and fitted a "repair kit" from the land-rover agent. when I removed the plastic cover over the radiator (4 screws and 10 sec) I found the problem. Previously I had purchased a new rocker cover gasket, thinking that it was the culprit. The front of the rocker cover has a large black plastic plug, about 40 mm dia, the oil had been seeping from the cover for years I guess. The plug has a large oval "O" ring and this had become hard over the years, allowing oil to seep out and run down the front of the engine and then to populate the rest of the engine and transmissions etc. What a mess! In fact the plug was very loose in its hole.
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