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adeparko

Member Since: 13 Feb 2015
Location: West Lothian
Posts: 41

Oil Leak

Leak must be like buses! Just fixed my fuel leak to now find an oil leak

When zooming in I can see 2 drips on what I assume is the bottom of the gearbox bell housing?

Oil look to drip right onto the anti roll bar.

I'll try to get a better look when I've got more time but wondered if anyone's had anything similar?

Thanks

Ade

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18th May 2018 8:23am

LandymanStefan

Member Since: 30 Aug 2017
Location: Surrey
Posts: 881

I had exactly the same leak, was clean looking diesel drips initially so I changed the fuel pressure regulator gaskets. The drips then just stayed oil coloured like yours.... traced it back to the back of the rocker cover so I changed that gasket. I hoped at that point the drips would stop but they haven't. However the car no longer drips on the floor it just always has a drip hanging there. I'm now thinking its possibly the back of the sump gasket? But I did recently change that when I checked my oil pump bolt, I'm just wondering if it didn't seat properly at the back. Either that or it's residual oil coming out of my saturated engine covers.

18th May 2018 9:28am

bob neville

Member Since: 30 Apr 2009
Location: Marbella
Posts: 3248

As above post, probably rocker cover.

I have the same problem, see attached link.

http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic61512.html

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18th May 2018 9:34am

Sancho

Member Since: 28 Mar 2017
Location: Winchester
Posts: 24

1983 Defender 110 2.5 Petrol HCPU Aintree Green

I think it's pretty common to have a bit of weeping oil here around the join (see below for an image of my TD5 2006 taken last wkd) and I have replaced the gasket here after rebuilding my gearbox 4-5 years ago. But more concerning if you have a steady leak as mine doesn't really drip oil.

Have you checked the oil that leaking? Is it engine oil/gearbox oil? Or maybe even fuel with dirt in it?

18th May 2018 9:55am

lightning

Member Since: 23 Apr 2009
Location: High Peak, Derbyshire
Posts: 2760

Land Rover, oil leak. Kind of rolls off the tongue.

As in “I’ve got a Defender 110 Oil Leak” perhaps it should have been a model derivative.

18th May 2018 4:29pm

savory

Member Since: 19 Sep 2019
Location: doncaster
Posts: 1

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 CSW Stornoway Grey

had leakage on the drive for ages from sump area - eventually had it checked at local 4x4 garage and they informed me that the sump was perforated . At first I didn't believe it but they changed the sump and no leakage now.

2009 defender 90

5th May 2020 11:16am

jimmyvonk

Member Since: 31 Aug 2017
Location: Melton Constable, Norfolk
Posts: 34

Mine looked like that - oil was leaking from where the injector harness exits the head - the two O rings had gone flat - fitted new O rings and some silicone and (fingers crossed) all better. As it leaked out the fan blew it all down the side of the block etc.

26th Jul 2020 11:45am

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