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Old 12th December 2007, 21:03   #53 (permalink)
Soichiro
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Just a though for you guys with 2.2 diesels which are using oil.
Check around the oil filter housing for leaks.
It is the round black cap just to the front lefthand corner of the big plastic engine cover, as you look towards the rear of the car with the bonnet up.

(Do you follow that...)

Mine started to leak here after 13000 miles and because the oil is so thin it runs away down the front of the engine leaving very little trace.

The only way to tell is to look carefully around the lip on the filter casting just by the alternator belt for any trace of oil. Clean it and watch for it coming back.

You don't get any drips on the road because the under tray catches any drips.

A new cap/cover/lid bit with new seals cures it.

Of course it will take two trips to the dealers before they cotton on...
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