bellhousing bit wet/oily

herts2000

herts2000

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hi i have a bit of a leak on my 2000 seems to be wet and dripping off the bell housing i first thought must be rear main rope seal but i have cleaned it off and i dont think its coming from there :x any suggestions?
Thanks
Dave.
 
its auto and i noticed it was wet while under there when i took the box out to rebuild and i cleaned the bell housing and sump before the box went back in and it was wet again, not bad but i guess it could get worse.
 
I think it's actually part of the head gasket, I had it on my 2.2tc, was losing a lot of oil running down the back of the engine.
If you clean up the whole area, it will be leaking from between the head and the block in the back left corner.
 
Could just as easily be rocker cover gasket, so best to just get it really clean and see if you can spot the source. Fingers crossed !
 
the rocker cover gasket has only been on it about 9 months and yes its leaking at the front already so i hope its that, could it be crap cork? It looks fairly squashed too, I did get it on ebay :roll:
 
I buy all my gaskets from e-bay and i've never had a problem with them,I fitted the last cam cover gasket on Hermy 7 years ago and there are no signs of leaks yet, :LOL:
You might want to check that the flame trap and cam cover breathers are clear,
 
they are thanks! I forgot it did sit for a week with the two front rocker cover bolts loose it probably ran out then, but there is still a leak elsewhere. :?
 
If the leak is lower than the cam cover then it's got to be the O ring in the H/G,it gets brittle with age and fail,
I've recently done my sons 69SC auto and the O ring on that was broken into 4 pieces,along with a very rotten H/G :shock:
 
If it does turn out to be the H/G it's not a disaster,you can do it yourself in a weekend,...... easy,plus,you'll have the piece of mind knowing that it's not going to fail on you in the future :wink:
 
if it is the h/g then i think i will probably get unleaded valve seats fitted, and then i will have to mess about with the tappets and while the heads off clean and paint the block and then it goes on and on :roll:
 
Can be hard to tell when it's the 'O' ring as they get worse quite quick once they start. You clean it all off, check for the leak and before you know it it's everywhere :shock:
Once you're sure the other possibles are crossed off your list it's a quick enough job :wink:
 
Easiest thing to do is to pressure wash the engine and then go out for a drive,if it turns out to be the cam cover gasket then a smear of Hylomar Blue might cure it :wink:
 
its not a quick job for me grim once i take things off i just cant help myself from cleaning and painted everything that comes off :D plus i realy want to paint the block i got the paint months back. :)
 
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