chris_uk
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Went to the exhaust place to get my new exhaust and whilst the undertray was off i noticed a bit of oil dropping down from the crank wheel.. Peered round a little further to find shit loads of oil everywhere..
So i went home and took everything to bits.
I powerwashed everything up so i got rid of all oil and went for a blast to see if i could see where it was leaking from but only a tad bit of oil was now on the crank wheel so i think it could be the crank seal..
I whipped the arch out and oticed my cam cover breather had a little mayo but there was a tonne of oil sitting on the chassis just below it so im almost certain thats where all the oil has come from (oil level is just under 1/2)
So i too the breather off and powerwashed that and just thought id have a look under the oil cap..
Well.. This is what i found
So i decided to take the cover off
But inside the actual engine it was fine
Had a quick look at the rockers from my previous nightmare to see if there was any damage and to my relief there wasnt but noticed the cams looked a little dodgy
The roller doesnt actually make contact with the full width of the cam so the darker bits never actually touch the roller so i assume they are ok, they feel dead smooth tho.
So 2 questions
1. Are the cams ok?
2. What could be causing the mayo?
Well i have some ideas for no.2
- short journeys too and from work (1 mile and the car doesnt ever get off choke before i get there)
- oil cooler knackered and is contaminating the oil
- head gasket going/gone
There is no loss of power at all and engine runs and feels sweet as once its warmed up.
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Steve
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lost any coolant?
mayo on the dipstick?
drop the oil imo if its all in the oil in the sump aswell id say gasket
[Edited on 16-03-2012 by Steve]
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big eck
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I take it the head gasket is fine??? This is the usual sign it's gone.
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Linch
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While pressure washing your engine have you not filled it with some water and its caused this?
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Archie
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Plastic cam covers usually condensate causing mayo build up.
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Steve
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iv never seen condensation be as bad as that..
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VrsTurbo
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Crack in the block!
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chris_uk
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I recon the water has dropped a tad.
There is no oil in the water and the oil on the dipstick is spotless.
I plan on changing the oil filter and oil and see how i get on.
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DERV-POWER
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whats the oil like on the dipstick
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IvIarkgraham
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flush it out, new oil dont drive it such short distances
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chris_uk
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Oil on dipstick is fine... Black but nothing worrying.
Im actually going to start biking it to work so wont be using the car.
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timmee
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the short journeys won't help the engine needs to get warm to burn off the condensation
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Kippers
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Flush it out. Check the oil breather hoses to see if the mayo is in there.
Prob condensation is the engine is fine. I wouldnt be too worried if it was me.
Oil change and flush and moniter it.
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smcGSI16V
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Is the oil cooler located inside the block like the v6's?
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chris_uk
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Nope, its an external one near the bulkhead.
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smcGSI16V
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Won't be oil cooler than.
I reckon maybe head gasket or worse case craked bore in the head or block.
That looks like far to much mayo to be short running cold starts or condensation.
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chris_uk
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It will be nearly 6 months of cold starts and running for less than 5 mins to and 5 mins back from work. Then thats it till the next day.
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Gary
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Compression test it before doing anything else imo
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smcGSI16V
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Sniffer test as well.
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chris_uk
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ill try a compression test tomorrow and see if its changed since last time.
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P4u1
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I have small amounts of mayo on my oil cap and dipstick too it's a 1.2 8v engine running spot on not using water
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johnhara1
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My neighbours 1.6 8v meriva was like this for years but didn't use a drop of water.
Turnedout to be blocked breather pipe. replaced the pipe, cleaned out the mayo, flushed and changed oil and it was much better.
She too, did short journeys 90% of the time.
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chris_uk
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My breather was full of mayo but also had a hole in it from resting on the sc belt.
Hopefully its nothing too serious.
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