Big oil leak, dipstick?!?
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Big oil leak, dipstick?!?
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posting on behalf of a mate.
went for a drive this evening and he tells me when we get back his car revs were rising and dropping (about 500rpm) when we stop at lights and his car wasn't boosting consistently.
i pull the bonnet catch to find the whole passenger side of the engine bay is covered in oil and the dipstick lever is loose in the holder.
it feels as though the O ring itself on the dipstick lever has failed, as it slides in and out of the holder tube and won't click into place.
does this sound right?! It seems like something stupid to happen and have never seen anything like it before.
if that is the case, are the O rings easy to get hold of and change?
Thanks
posting on behalf of a mate.
went for a drive this evening and he tells me when we get back his car revs were rising and dropping (about 500rpm) when we stop at lights and his car wasn't boosting consistently.
i pull the bonnet catch to find the whole passenger side of the engine bay is covered in oil and the dipstick lever is loose in the holder.
it feels as though the O ring itself on the dipstick lever has failed, as it slides in and out of the holder tube and won't click into place.
does this sound right?! It seems like something stupid to happen and have never seen anything like it before.
if that is the case, are the O rings easy to get hold of and change?
Thanks
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Things to look out for are oil in coolant and coolant in oil.
If the crank case has enough pressure to force out the dipstick and a load of oil then I'd be worried about piston or piston ring failure. The only way to really be sure is a compression test.
The fact the car won't idle properly is another worrying symptom.
If the crank case has enough pressure to force out the dipstick and a load of oil then I'd be worried about piston or piston ring failure. The only way to really be sure is a compression test.
The fact the car won't idle properly is another worrying symptom.
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Things to look out for are oil in coolant and coolant in oil.
If the crank case has enough pressure to force out the dipstick and a load of oil then I'd be worried about piston or piston ring failure. The only way to really be sure is a compression test.
The fact the car won't idle properly is another worrying symptom.
If the crank case has enough pressure to force out the dipstick and a load of oil then I'd be worried about piston or piston ring failure. The only way to really be sure is a compression test.
The fact the car won't idle properly is another worrying symptom.
The idle issue has only happened that one time and it was during the drive home.
The only other thing to note is when he first starts it up the whole car seems to shake. Can feel it if you're sitting in there, or even if you just touch the bodywork.
It lasts a couple minutes and then settles down to normal. This has happened twice now.
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