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Oil bathed engine
muddyjames:
I have been for a 140 mile drive today to pick up a steering guard and when I got hom eto fit it I found the engine is covered in oil alongwith the steering arms and top of the axle. the oil is mainly on the back of the rad fan, the area around the air con idler pulley and the side of the rad water bottle.
I havent lost any oil out of the engine as that is still on max, nor the brakes nor the power steering. Only fluid that has gone down is the rad bottle but thats isnt oil as you all know. There is some brown scum in the rad bottle ontop of the water.
Its a 300tdi auto.
anyone got any guesses from where it is coming from and I should look?
hobbit:
Its amazing how a little can go a long way, wash it clean and run it up, on medium revs, you should be able to spot the leak as it spreads
muddyjames:
How do I wash and clean and engine?
hobbit:
If you have a pressure wash, ok.
If not make sure you are on a piece of ground that wont matter about stains, get some Gunk degreaser or similar make, brush it into all the nooks and crannies all around and use a garden hose to rinse it off under thumb pressure,
Or find a place that does engine steaming
muddyjames:
so just go down to my local jet wash and blast away? What about the electrics?
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