focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover

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Mon 3 Jan 2011 13:34
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - busman3856

i have a srange oil leak from the top of the rocker cover i have taken a picture of it but cant upload it to show you

can anyone advise why it is leaking

i can email picture to anyone that can help

Edited by busman3856 on 03/01/2011 at 13:46

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Wed 5 Jan 2011 23:55
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - Tommk4
From the gasket or elswhere?

e-mail me a pic tomhardman_101@hotmail.com
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Thu 6 Jan 2011 18:03
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - busman3856

from top of rocker cover

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Thu 6 Jan 2011 18:29
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - madf

Could be a blocked engine breather creating excess crankcase pressure.

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Thu 6 Jan 2011 19:48
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - busman3856

im going to change the complete cover then ill see things go , i reckon you could be right wonder what other problems i might expect from having a blocked breather. eg smoky exhaust

Edited by busman3856 on 06/01/2011 at 19:53

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Wed 2 Feb 2011 17:17
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - busman3856

silly question... where is the engine breather

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Wed 2 Feb 2011 17:43
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - nickskyline

inside the roker i think

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Thu 3 Feb 2011 18:38
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - busman3856

changed the complete cover , flushed the engine , flushed the oil separater and all hoses,

still getting oil seepage

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Wed 9 Feb 2011 19:38
focus 1.8 mk1 endura tddi - strange oil leak from top of rocker cover - tipster

got the same problem on my 99 3ltr elite, had the rocker gaskets done, but still got oil leaking into spark plug holes, then down onto manifold, causing smoke to come out of the bonnet, ive been told, because the rocker covers are plastic, they warp when hot, and i need to change the actual rocker covers, not sure though the car is doing my head in, a ex police car fully chipped, the works, and i cant enjoy it, due to oil leak

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