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 Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2020 14:33 Post subject: Minor fluid leak - help identifying if oil or AT |
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Hey all,
I've noticed that the sump (transmission sump or engine sump?) under my Delii perhaps has a small leak from somewhere. In the picture below am I looking at the transmission sump?
It has oil or AT fluid on the outside and also on the small pipe that connects to it. I can't tell if it is oil or AT as it has already 'burnt' and is very viscous now. Wiping it off there are some small areas of pink so could be AT but not sure. Looking at the oil dipstick it is not losing oil. Looking at AT dipstick it has perhaps been overfilled with AT - could this cause a small leak? There are never any drips on the ground - just the coating on the sump.
Any thoughts anyone?
Thanks,
Rich
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 10:53 Post subject: |
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Is it dripping onto the floor or just wet to look at?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2020 11:20 Post subject: |
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He says there's never any drips on the ground. I'd suggest completely cleaning off the sump to then see where any new oil is coming from. If it's clean oil, you'll be able to tell what colour it is.
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| Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2020 16:28 Post subject: |
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| andyman wrote: |
| He says there's never any drips on the ground. |
So he does 
In that case ignore it, i would 
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That's my general principle with oil leaks, unless accompanied by more sinister symptoms. Deli has had damp blackness on back of engine since day one, 11 years ago. If I ever need to lift the cam cover, I'll deal with it then! As it still uses less than 1/2L between oil changes, it's the least of my problems.
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richjp
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 14:24 Post subject: |
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Thanks all for the replies. I cleaned off the sump after I posted and after only a few days the oil is back again - looks again like my original picture. For sure now it is engine oil. Monitoring the levels it does seem to be losing but still not enough to drip on the ground
Oct 30th:
Nov 5th:
Looks like it is coming from higher up......what is the small black pipe that comes into the sump (in my original photo), as it seems to be dripping down along that. Are there any obvious places to look higher up?
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 16:05 Post subject: |
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| richjp wrote: |
| .... .what is the small black pipe that comes into the sump (in my original photo), as it seems to be dripping down along that. Are there any obvious places to look higher up? |
Hmm.. Good question. Let's see..
What is long and thin enough to fit into a long thin tube that goes into an oil sump; Possibly a tube that comes in two halves, from the top of the engine and joined together using a small 'O' ring as a seal..... 
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I refer you to the sentence below........
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2020 16:44 Post subject: |
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okay I can check that seal but seems unlikely as a source for a leak no?
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| Posted: Mon Nov 09, 2020 18:49 Post subject: |
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Leak is the rocker cover gasket
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Still under sales warranty so took it back to where I got her. How big a job is rocket gasket replacement on a 3.0l V6 (they are saying 5 hours)
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Wow!
Glad I have a 2.8TD - It takes less than an hour.
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Yeah - so I hear - quick job on a diesel, painful job on a petrol.
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| Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2020 18:52 Post subject: |
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| Lewis wrote: |
Wow!
Glad I have a 2.8TD - It takes less than an hour. |
Including coffee/tea break.
Full degrease, and paint the cover 
I did two this year - Mine, and another members 2.8
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