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Damonski:
eek :(  Tonight I noticed that Ive been leaving a trail of oil drops around the streets.

Just noticed down our little close spots every 1/2 meter or so and leading upto me reversing onto the driveway.

Its too wet at the moment to stick my head under, but is there anything common that would cause this kind of dripping.  Ive not known it drop any/much oil or use any for about 4 months of ownership.  Dipstick is now almost dry :(

beast5680:
a landrover, if its got oil in its gonna leak :D

look around the front timing case, could be a front crank seal
round the bellhousing, could be a rear crank seal
you really need to get under and have a look could be from anywhere

Damonski:
Well.....  Its going in the garage in the morning for investigations  :D

Damonski:
Heard from the garage yesterday, aparently at the rear of the engine the gaskets are knackered and basically throwing oil out as fast as you put in it  :(   So when he started to investigate further, there are some studs in the head that have been stripped at some point, and as such arent allowing whatever sits on top to bolt down tightly enough in order to make a seal.

He's going to try and repair the studs, or send the head away to have new ones welded in.  Sounds rather scarey and expensive.

How much and where would I get a new head for a Mpi from ?  He's said there is a very slim chance that it might come to that.

Cheers

muddysteve:
i believe its the same engine as in a rover 220 so should be easy enough to track one down from a breakers if i was you though id stick a V8 in it, much cheaper to and easier to find and you wont have to say you drive an MPi  :lol:

Steve

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