NeilRocks
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Registered: 20th Oct 03
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Stuck hand under car to fit cold air feed for induction kit. On bottom of engine was loads of fresh oil dripping onto ground. Can smell it burning sometimes too (dripping on manifold?)
New oil pump?
Filter?
Sump plug / nut?
How hard to repair the above?
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fax2004
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Registered: 1st Nov 03
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Give us a clue! A leaking filter is obvious, and easy - new filter. Sump plug is obvious, new sump plug. It maybe better to replace those two and throw in an oil change just for good luck. If it looks like its leaking from the gearbox, its most likely your rear crank oil seal, which is a gearbox out job. What about your sump pan gasket, or rocker cover gasket... The list goes on!
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NeilRocks
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Balls!
I dunno where it's coming from. How can I tell? It's just in the centre at the front on the bottom of the manifold I think. Yes that sounds confusing. Might ask Vauxhall to take a look tomorrow cuz it's going in for another repair
[Edited on 08-12-2003 by NeilRocks]
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Bennn
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take it to vauxhall? I hope its under warranty
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fax2004
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Wat engine is it, cos my filter was leaking on my 1.4 8v, and its just below your exhaust mainifold at the front of the block
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NeilRocks
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quote: Originally posted by Bennn
take it to vauxhall? I hope its under warranty
It's a M reg SRi! Nothing but problems.
New cambelt
Tire
Speed sensor
This Problem
MFD
Headlight bulb
in a month!
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fax2004
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itll be your filter then, drop oil aswell, as fittin a new filter to old oil kinda defeats the point
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NeilRocks
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quote: Originally posted by fax2004
itll be your filter then, drop oil aswell, as fittin a new filter to old oil kinda defeats the point
Ta. Will get that sorted asap.
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fax2004
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ah, just wondered how many miles to tank your sri does?
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NeilRocks
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2 days ago - £10 = about 85 miles
Now - green cotton induction kit - £10 = about 75 miles
*Not booting it.
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fax2004
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My cars fooked im sure, £35 to 230 miles
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thane
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mines in a similar state, bottom of the sump is greased up with oil from somewhere... bout time it got an oil change so ill see if its the filter on mine or the sump gasket.
£20 does nearly 200 miles if i drive like a granny - nice to see what it could do on a full tank
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Bennn
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quote: Originally posted by thane
mines in a similar state, bottom of the sump is greased up with oil from somewhere... bout time it got an oil change so ill see if its the filter on mine or the sump gasket.
£20 does nearly 200 miles if i drive like a granny - nice to see what it could do on a full tank
how much oil do you get through (all of you) out of interest?
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fax2004
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None really, cosi fixed all my leaks
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Corsa Sport Gav
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ive just had a new sump gasket n oil filter 35 quid
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