headgasket

datdrift · #1 03-12-2006, 17:36

i think my headgasket's let go after todays drifting a bovvy

was just changing some tyres and noticed a oil patch under the front, quite a bit of it aswell.....it was pissing out from under the inlet manifold, looked in the oil filler cap and there was a tiny bit of mayo..... can't think of anywhere else it would be coming from, except the oil feed to the turbo but i don't think that will have split... i think its had a snapped head bolt since ive had it tho so i guess its held up pretty well. time to get the engine hoist back out and pop in a spare lump i think

PukkaSilvia · #2 03-12-2006, 17:47

yep can only be the turbo feed, oil pressure sender adapter or oilfilter,sandwich plate leaking. Unless you think its pissing it out the side of the headgasket. the mayo may not mean anything just yet if its only a small bit.

datdrift · #3 03-12-2006, 17:59

well the top of the starter motor is full with oil, so that puts the oilfilter/adapter/pressure sender out of the picture, its really difficult to see under there tho, but i wouldent be suprised if it was pissing out the side of the gasket?

PukkaSilvia · #4 03-12-2006, 18:09

i wouldnt either. years and years ago Dr silvia used engine flush on one of his et engines and on next start up oil pissed out the side of his gasket

. . Adzs12 headgasket went rotten most recently aound his water ways. there old engines and most of them still on the original head gaskets

The head gaskets go rotten

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30psi · #5 03-12-2006, 23:43

It could well be the oil feed, as it goes that way on the mk1 engine. Its held by the inlet manifold bolts, so could well be the issue.

datdrift · #6 04-12-2006, 08:50

ive had a look this morning in the light, but i still can't really see anything

its really tricky to look under the inlet manifold, ive tried using a little mirror, etc but its all pretty oily under there so its hard to say where its coming from.....how would i go about removing the oil feed with the engine in the car? i'm gussing i'll have to take the oil filter off....

heres a little pic of the starter with a little oil resivoir on top of it, the oil's pissed everywhere, all down the chassis/inner wing, etc
also the snapped head bolt is on the other side of the head so i would have expected that side to go first?

30psi · #7 04-12-2006, 08:54

That side of the head is the pressurized side. You might struggle to remove the oil line, without removing the inlet manifold.