oil leak help...

[David Cullen]

I have an oil leak at the front of the engine, cant seem to locate it, the top section from water pump up is dry as a bone so unfortunately its not as simple as rocker cover seal, here are some pic, hopefully someone will point me in the right direction as to where the little blighter is coming from, thanks guys and gals

 

[t-tony]

Hi Dave, I'm not really very well up on the 1.9 M44 engine but if that came in at work what I would do is. Get some brake cleaner spray and a small brush and clean off the oil leak and then wait for a few days if need be to see if the leak has re-appeared after using your car.
Pictures tend to show a small leak which has accumulated over some time, so it may take a while to reveal where it's coming from.

 

[David Cullen]

was thinking that Tony, its very wet underneath but dosent seem to be loosing much, I don't know what is around the mid engine that could cause this though, if it was a Honda id be on it but this is all new to me learning though

 

[David Cullen]

looks like its coming from somewhere around the timing cover at the top, would there be cam shaft seals up top?

 

[t-tony]

Sorry Dave I really couldn't say in all honesty. As I said I'm not really "up" on theses engines. I'm sue someone will help out, probably Zedonist, he's the man on the M44.

 

[David Cullen]

profile gasket?

 

[t-tony]

Would be a total shot in the dark mate. My best suggestion is clean it off and see where it's coming from if you can.

 

[David Cullen]

ok, after a bit of homework its the
Timing case gasket
Oil filter housing gasket
Crankshaft seal
will wash down and see where we are, hopefully an easy fix...

 

[jonco]

I'm trying to trace similar symptoms at the moment. Have cleaned mine down and waiting to see leak path.

 

[zedonist]

Agree with the guys above about cleaning off, but the usual culprit is the crankshaft seal, but you never know, I don't think they are huge jobs, just time consuming and tight space.

 

[David Cullen]

thanks guys, I will update when I know more as it seems to be a common enough problem, will try get her cleaned down tomorrow and see what it is so I can order part/s for the weekend