Oil leak from front of engine

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  • newsh
    S2Forum Obsessed
    • Aug 2003
    • 16226
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #1

    Oil leak from front of engine

    I've been away for a couple of weeks and left my car with Pete Berry to trace the oil leak I was getting at the Donny trackday, turns out when I removed the AC from the car one of the bolts from the brackets I took off should have gone back in, it was needed to stop the oil coming out.

    Embarrassing but may save someone else the trouble

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  • s2driveruk
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    • Jul 2003
    • 12696
    • Country: England

    #2
    ouch...which one?
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    • Jamo
      Retired OG Mod
      • Mar 2004
      • 21750
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      #3
      Newsh I think I know exactly which one, the AC bracket that plugs the oil return to the block?

      One of these?

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      • dan_b
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        • Sep 2003
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        #4
        The sump plug?!
        Ex S2 owner, now running around in an A4 Avant quattro...

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        • newsh
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          • Aug 2003
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          #5
          Originally posted by dan_b
          The sump plug?!
          Arf arf, very drole Dan

          No Jamo it wasn't that one, I did take that bracket off and discover the big hole behind it (non AC car turbo oil drain). It was a long bolt, about 4" long, that goes through into a void where the oil pressure relief valve vents to? I guess it was holding the adjuster bracket or stay, as I've already sold the AC parts on that bolt must have gone with them. I haven't got a good picture in my mind of which bolt it was exactly.

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          • dan_b
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            • Sep 2003
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            #6
            Sorry John
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            • Error404
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              • Mar 2007
              • 19789
              • Country: United Kingdom

              #7
              yup. i had a similar issue with a bolt for the rear belt cover not being torqued up properly and coming loose, que oil dribbling down the front of the block and all over the pan etc back - felt really stupid when i found out what i'd done
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              • Azman
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                • Sep 2005
                • 3205
                • Country: United Kingdom

                #8
                All good fun..... Remeber guys always fill the holes with what ever came out of it just in case......
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                RS2 FARB
                Powerflex Front wishbone bushes
                Alloy Subframe Bushes

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                • Azman
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                  • Sep 2005
                  • 3205
                  • Country: United Kingdom

                  #9
                  There is a double entendre there somewhere but I can't quite get my finger on it at this time of the morning!!!
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                  • Jamo
                    Retired OG Mod
                    • Mar 2004
                    • 21750
                    • Country: United Kingdom

                    #10
                    So Newsh how long ago did you take out your Air con?

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                    • newsh
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                      • Aug 2003
                      • 16226
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                      #11
                      Just before the Donnington track day while I had it all in bits fitting the big IC and resprayed bonnet/bumper etc. Noticed the leak after the first track session, few drips of oil on the floor and a smell like the PCV wasn't working oil was getting blown back onto the hot exhaust.. Been trying not to drive it too much since then apart from sorting the misfire

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