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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Ady TDI on 18 August 2008, 11:15
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I have noticed quite a lot of oil on the drive where i park my car, is there anywhere specific i should be checking??
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sump would be my first point of call
then have a good nose around the engine bay
i assume its leaking oil at the front
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Yeah at the front, just waiting on my neighbour to find my ramps i lent him so i can get underneath :sad:
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Yeah at the front, just waiting on my neighbour to find my ramps i lent him so i can get underneath :sad:
how much oil we talking? i assume you've checked the dipstick to make sure there's some oil in there
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There's quite a bit looking at the patch on the drive, i haven't checked the dip stick as the computer hasn't flashed up 'top up oil'
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There's quite a bit looking at the patch on the drive, i haven't checked the dip stick as the computer hasn't flashed up 'top up oil'
i'd check that initially- might give you some indication of how much you've lost
did you experience any power loss etc prior to finding the oil?
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Nope no power loss, will check the dip stick as well, my neighbour has kindly lost my ramps so cant get under it either :sad:
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Had a look and it seems to be at the back of the engine, so either the head gasket or rocker gasket
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Had a look and it seems to be at the back of the engine, so either the head gasket or rocker gasket
Leak from turbo?
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Had a look and it seems to be at the back of the engine, so either the head gasket or rocker gasket
Leak from turbo?
That was my first thought, but there's oil around the rocker cover, will have to have a closer inspection
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Had a look and it seems to be at the back of the engine, so either the head gasket or rocker gasket
Leak from turbo?
That was my first thought, but there's oil around the rocker cover, will have to have a closer inspection
rocker cover gasket then :undecided:
if it was leaking from the turbo you may get white smoke out of the back along with oil - thats what happened to a lad near me with his 150PD - turbo went so lots of oil and smoke and no power. also i would have thought you'd have next to no power
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have you had service recently? leaking oil filte, sump plug, when rocker covers leak there not usually bad enough to the point that they leave puddles on the floor, could be any oil pipe
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Service was done in May, i have white smoke when i first start the car but then it's fine, also still have power.
Going to have to investigate
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mite be where the gearbox joins the engine i had my ex car lowered and it was due to that must o scraped it somewhere