EJ20 Oil leak from under inlet manifold?

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16 July 2013, 11:40 PM

carswaps

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EJ20 Oil leak from under inlet manifold?

I've got an oil leak from under the inlet manifold, quite central on the top of the engine any ideas what it could be before I start to remove the manifold?

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16 July 2013, 11:59 PM

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Have a look at the breather pipe at the back of the inlet

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17 July 2013, 07:11 PM

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also could be the Y pipe leaking some oil from your intercooler i had that problem tightened up the jubilee clips and it was fine, it wasn't much oil but over time it built up

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18 July 2013, 09:25 AM

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also could be the Y pipe leaking some oil from your intercooler i had that problem tightened up the jubilee clips and it was fine, it wasn't much oil but over time it built up

Thanks for that will check