New oil leak found

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Sgr74

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 Sunny Fife, Scotland
It's not clear where the oil is coming from. Changed the rocker cover gasket, loads of oil all over the engine. Cleaned that up yesterday, took it for a spin this evening, now I have Fresh oil in behind all the pulleys and stuff at the front of the engine. I've took the air box out and tried to get a few pictures, but was unable to see anything obvious. I know it's a needle in a haystack situation, anyone got any experience of leaks in this area?
Btw, it's not the oil filter housing. It's a bit further round.
 
It is looking more likely that it is in fact the housing gasket. I hope so. Piece of piss to change. Bonus if it is.
 
Did mine. Bit of a faff. Threw new stat, pump and belts on too as preventive maintenance.
 
If u can see where it's pooled in the waffle structure on the oil filter housing side of the block its def the gasket.
I'm willing to bet my cat's life on it.
 
Chris_D said:
If u can see where it's pooled in the waffle structure on the oil filter housing side of the block its def the gasket.
I'm willing to bet my cat's life on it.
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I'd bet your cats life as well.
 
Sgr74 said:
Do the bolts need torqued afterwards? If so, how much?
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Yep and u need to be careful here as there are varying values given as to what to use. Some say 1-2nm more than tis values. I used tis values without issue. Overtightening can cause cracking of the housing so beware. 6 bolts holding it are also diff lengths so make a card with six holes in the pattern of the housing for reference/storage.
 
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