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Post by vipfto »

ok then well it can only be from rocker gasket or cam seals then

so to be sure try and degrease and clean as much as you can then run engine for for a while until you can trace where the leak starts to appear from ;)

seeing as you have just had timing belt done Im guessing you got those seals done too? But just note that they can leak even if just been replaced (not often but does happen)
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i personally didnt get them done but the car has only done 118000km when i got it now it has 130000km, and i had a look a while back to see if the timing belt was done and it had a gates one so im assuming they would of done it. Are cam seals easy to do?
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it means removing timing belt (big pain in the arse and you really dont wanna stuff it up or new motor time)

try to clean and see where it comes from first mate I still think its just rocker gasket
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Post by silverGPX »

mate your a legend!

Thanks so much for your help.

fingers crossed its the rocker cover gasket, please god please. :cry:

By the way last time i cleaned it up it took about a week to start dripping off the sump again
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anytime mate ;)
if its taking that long to get down there I wouldnt be panicingabout it either :D
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Post by payaya »

Is that green sh*t coolant? Sure you don't have a head leak?? That white sh*t on your exhaust manifold looks like dried coolant (coolant dries white)
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payaya wrote:Is that green sh*t coolant? Sure you don't have a head leak?? That white sh*t on your exhaust manifold looks like dried coolant (coolant dries white)
I was thinking that but realized its perfect place for grease to be thrown up from inner CV which he confirmed
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Post by payaya »

True but the grease when a boot dies is usually black from its age.
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Can be all depends on the grease used and how bad its baked on, Mine looked exactly the same ;)
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