power_slide Hitting the apex Donating Members 596 Member For: 16y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Miranda Posted 10/10/10 09:29 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 09:29 AM Hey GuysI have been having some dramas with my engine ever since the rebuild. Oil is comming from somewhere and no one can tell me whereThe first time I sent the car back they said oil must have been spilt over the side, the did a half assed job of degreasing it and gave it back and said if it leaks again give us a callThe second time they found a pcv valve from the manifold going in the rocker cover had blown and said that was the problemThen I had to get the zf pulled out and found that the rear main was leaking oil (this was then blamed on the pcv valve, so we replaced the rear mainNow there is still oil leaking, I change the oil every 5000k's as it goes black at 4500.when I pulled the filter off I got the phone up inside and took some photos and I have attached. To me it looks like it has oil leaking from the headwhats everyone else think? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
possum Donating Members 553 Member For: 15y 11m 15d Gender: Male Posted 10/10/10 09:36 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 09:36 AM looks like it may well be the headgasket leaking from those pics, (was hard to tell when I met you at easterncreek), it doesnt look like its coming any higher than the headgasketbut just check to make sure its not leaking any higher and its simply running along the ridge where the head meets the block Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
power_slide Hitting the apex Donating Members 596 Member For: 16y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Miranda Posted 10/10/10 09:45 AM Author Share Posted 10/10/10 09:45 AM I would have to pull the manifold off to inspect furtherIs there anywhere else on the engine that it could be leaking from? Something that was fitted to the long motor.Also I think it's a ba block because it takes a ba oil filter... Or is it just that filter because its now a hi flow oil pump? everything else is bf mk2 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046627 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mic Donating Members 1,725 Member For: 17y 3m 20d Gender: Male Posted 10/10/10 10:01 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 10:01 AM id say its the timing cover or the rockers 4 sure. check the turbo oil drain also, wind will blow it all over the sump. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046635 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 22y 16d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 10/10/10 10:02 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 10:02 AM it could be coming from the top of the timing cover and running back a long the head a bit.Where the timing cover meets the head I have seen it a bitIan Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046636 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Here since the start... Lifetime Members 10,282 Member For: 22y 12d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 10/10/10 10:11 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 10:11 AM You really need to wash it down, run it and then see where the oil is coming from.It looks like a decent oil leak, so it shouldn't be to hard to track down.It's hard to tell from the photos, but it doesn't appear to be higher than the head, so you may be able to rule out the rocker cover.Ian could be right about the timing cover. Oil leaking from there is a common fault. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EGOXRT Guests Posted 10/10/10 10:46 AM Share Posted 10/10/10 10:46 AM Might be the turbo oil feed, the replacement banjo washers are a sh*t fit. Degrease the thing really well, you will see where it is coming from for sure, that is a savage oil leak. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
power_slide Hitting the apex Donating Members 596 Member For: 16y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Miranda Posted 10/10/10 10:53 AM Author Share Posted 10/10/10 10:53 AM I just put new oil in and it's really hard to see when it's clean... I'll degrease tomorrow and see if a can find it after further inspection Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1046665 Share on other sites More sharing options...
robaneta Member 54 Member For: 13y 4m 1d Posted 17/09/12 07:55 AM Share Posted 17/09/12 07:55 AM Gday power_slide was it the timing cover leaking oil? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1296240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbotrana Member 2,586 Member For: 22y 1m 8d Gender: Male Posted 17/09/12 03:31 PM Share Posted 17/09/12 03:31 PM He was last active Jan 2012. The lazy bugger couldn't be bothered with a follow up. For the people who have a problem and are seeking advice dont bother posting if you are not going to bother with follow up posts. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/71006-where-is-the-oil-comming-from/#findComment-1296359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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