[Mk2] [Turbo] Oil Leak :(

[Drifter]

o my god! ive just bought my mr2 tubby which looks and drives superb but there's a god damn oil leak cant believie it payed £3250 and its got an oil leak, ive ruined my moms drive lol (a few oil patches hehe) will be posting pics up 2moro, doesnt look like the sump tho, cant even find the oil filter lol, looks like coming from bottom of engine

[Ian Geary]

hello mate,

on rev1 and 2, the oil filter is on the forward side of the block, next to the exhaust manifold.

So it will be to the drivers side of the top exhaust shield. With the turbo to intercooler boost pipe in place it will be hard to get at.

Oil leak: easy cure for the drive is to get a big cardboard box, and spread it out flat on the drive. Well known for landrovers and air cooled VWs.

if it's just a drip, and isn't the sump, then the next place to check would be the dipstick gasket - there should be a small rubber o-ring where the dipstick tube goes into the block.

but you're going to have to get the back of the car up, get the undertrays off and have a good look round.

don't forget to keep the oil topped up, or preferably changed with a new filter if you've only just got the car.

hth

Ian

[Drifter]

ok well i jacked the car up and had a look around defo not comin from the sump or oil filter, its coiming from the passenger side of the engine looks 2 me (not a mechanic) the gearbox or the bottom end of engine well anyways here some blury pics hope u can help please.









please help me imoc

[dawolf]

Hmm, difficult to tell. Could be a seal or just a nut which needs tightening. I guess it's better to be leaking on the exterior rather than burning the oil.

[Drifter]

yea true, taking it to toyota this week 4 a full service, n see if they can fix it

[Drifter]

ok guys well im taking it 2 toyota this monday coming 4 a full service so should be pukka when i get it back

[gavaroo]

Have you tried just tightening up your rocker cover?

Gav.

[Drifter]

hmm duno what that is really lol im not 2 clever with engine bits, prob cappable of doing most jobs as im a toolmaker but o well.

and also the battrie died on me and wouldnt start lol Toyota are gona love me on monday

[gavaroo]

The engine cover . It has quite a few screws holding it down, get a philips screw driver and if they are loose then give then a wee tighten.

It's very common for them to loosen off and allow oil t sweat out passed the gasket. If it is that then you may also have some oil in your spark plug holes.

Is easy enough to check

[kerazee]

if its coming down the passenger side of the engine, does the leak appear above the gearbox? if so it could also be the distributor oil seal as these have a tendancy to harden over time leading to leaks.

[Drifter]

thats the place mate left side of car looking from rear, actually around that area come 2 think of it and yea it drips down onto the gearbox, well its at toyota so im sure they'll sort it on monday along with a massive list of jobs i gave them lol, atleast when they try and con me i'll know

[Drifter]

hi guys well my car is back from Toyota, had my full service done pretty much everything sound but... the OIL LEAK is still there!! they cleaned all my engine etc and i took it back 3 days later.

There saying the head gasket is leaking a small amount of oil out so i need a new seal, price 4 part and labour £400!!! OMG!!

is this a job i can do myeslf?? as gotta remove throttle bodie and manifold etc??

[BenF]

FWIW, my old Rev2 had a oil leak which also was from the Head Gasket. Personally, I'd not worry unless you're losing a fair amount of oil (eg more than 1 litre / 1,000 miles)

The only fix is a Head Gasket replacement - the £400 price to replace by MrT is a very fair price (I think its a mistake!) as all the head has to come off, meaning removal of intake / exhaust + Turbo / fueling etc.

If you're doing that amount of work, it is worth considering doing other things at the same time - eg timing belt, idlers, water pump as access is easy once the timing belt is off.

Id' also be tempted to fit a new turbo at the same time, and maybe fitting a thicker HG if you want more power - this is what I did and got a nice 280-300bhp from the car.

Ben.

[alan mc]

lol Yes it's a job you can do yourself. Just remove everything that is in the way, no manifolds have to be removed, I think the gasket costs about £25, people sometimes use some silicon sealent with the gasket to ensure no leaks, should take you a max of 1-2 hours to do, 20 mins if you're really handy with the tools.


Any probs give me a shout and I'll work out the full walkthrough for you, I'd just have to look at my engine to figure out exactly what I did and in what order.


Sorry thought you said camcover gasket forget all the above, just wipe it from your mind, as though it never existed.....etc...................

[Drifter]

hmm im gona monitor oil, think i might get it done tho sounds a resonable price especialy at toyota

[BenF]

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Sorry thought you said camcover gasket forget all the above, just wipe it from your mind, as though it never existed.....etc...................

LoL - I read your reply - and was like, 20 minutes to do a HG?!?

Agree - Cam covers are very often the source of leaks from the engine. Easiest way to diagnose the source of leaks is to get the engine completely steam cleaned to get rid of oil on the block, and then cover it in talc (seriously)

The Talc goes clear where the oil is leaking from, so after a quick drive and then check it should be obvious where the source of the oil is.