306 XU7 1.8i 8v oil weep

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Sat 22 Mar 2003 21:28
306 XU7 1.8i 8v oil weep - SjB {P}
SWMBO's 306 SR Sedan with XU7 1.8i 8 valve engine has started to drop oil on the garage floor each night.

Having lifted the car on to axle stands today, and looked up from underneath the car, I can see that the oil dribbles down the back of the engine block, about half an inch in from, and parallel with, the cam belt cover. It then passes adjacent to the lower right hand engine mount, down the back of the sump, and then forwards to the middle of the sump, where it then drips from.

Unfortunately, I can't see high enough up the engine block to see where the dribble starts from, and looking down from the top, everything is so tight up against the bulkhead that I also can't see clearly enough.

Before I start taking things to pieces, is there any oil weep that meets this description that the XU7 in a 306 is known for, please?


Many thanks.
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