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j7 gkk

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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Sheffield
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30th May 06 at 20:52

hi all i have a 1.4 16v 98 sport, only got it last week, but it has been leaking oil onto the exhaust, i have replaced the crank front oil seal but still the oil leak is there, i have been looking and it seems like it is comming from the head gasket at the front corner behind the thermostat housing, before i replace the head gasket has anyone had a similar problem and found it to be a different fault????

any help is appriciated

Greg_M

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Registered: 2nd Sep 03
Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire
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30th May 06 at 20:56

if it leaking from the head gasket then surprise surprise its the head gasket.

Has it been runing rough

vaux-tech

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Registered: 28th May 06
Location: Preston, Lancs. Drives: Astra SRI turbo.
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30th May 06 at 21:00

yeah, any starting problems? lack of compression poss? oil in the water? check coolant resevoir for mayo! common!

j7 gkk

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Registered: 16th Jun 05
Location: Sheffield
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30th May 06 at 21:09

no creamy oil,no oil in water, cant tell if power is down becasue its been like it since i bought it, but its as fast as my mates sport and havent had any starting problems, but i dont know if it is 100% leaking from the head gasket, thats why i am asking before i start taking it to bits

Mase

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Registered: 16th Sep 01
Location: Derbyshire
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30th May 06 at 21:13

when i got mine i had oil pissing out of the rocker cover gasket, which sometimes fell onto the exhaust, so could be that

Mase

mattievRS

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Registered: 20th May 06
Location: Leicester
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30th May 06 at 21:42

quote:
Originally posted by j7 gkk
hi all i have a 1.4 16v 98 sport, only got it last week, but it has been leaking oil onto the exhaust, i have replaced the crank front oil seal but still the oil leak is there, i have been looking and it seems like it is comming from the head gasket at the front corner behind the thermostat housing, before i replace the head gasket has anyone had a similar problem and found it to be a different fault????

any help is appriciated

Sounds like the rocker cover gasket.If you dont torque wrench the bolts up to the proper torque and in the correct order then it twists the rocker cover out of shape when it gets warm and then its fooked.use some gasket sealer on it and consult the haynes manual to the correct order of tightening of the head bolts mate.Should be job done then!!