my s2 has been loseing a bit oil now for a bit been trying to find out from where but today ive noticed the dip stick pipe had come out of the block it has been slack for a while tho do you think its just worked its way out with the vibration and hence causing me to use oil or do you think it could be back presure causing it

 

does oil smells on petrol?

 

Mine is leaking from the dip stick tube aswell the dip stick tube is lose in the block on our's got a new sitting here just got to fit it


Brian

 

mines the same, dontno how to go about fitting new one though, do you just shove it in?

 

oil does have a very slight smell of petrol is that bad ? so do i just have to get a new one

 

maybe worn piston rings? or maybe rich mixure and bore wash.

if engine consumes much oil it is maybe worn piston rings but then you will have smoking signals

 

no smoke when driving or giving the car a hard time and the dip stick pipe was right out of the block the engine is still quite a fresh rebuild only done 12k so i think its just to do with the pipe i hope anyway ?

 

it just pushes in twisting left to right myn just came in my hand wen the engine was out so got a another was bit stiffer and pushed it in no leaks some times wears so gose loose turns all over the place

 

perfect thanks for the help

 

Im surprised you havent noticed the engine running a bit lumpy

As said though they are interference fit

 

I need a new one then. Been loose for ages

 

mines quite lose to. where it joins the block i noticed a load of what is like putty round there where previous owner has tired sticking it back in i think

 

i have noticed the engine running lumpy but the car has not been getting driven alot been ordering alot of parts all getting fitted next week so it should be happy days i hope so once the pipe is back in that should stop the car running lumpy ?

 

yup yup as its looseing preasure through the dipstick hole

 

cheers for the help guys

 

 

Wrong!

Its an air leak, not losing pressure (crankcase pressure is bad)

 

A bit of strong (green) thread lock on the tube before you fit it will prevent it leaking and stop it coming out again.

 

And what about the next time you want to remove it

 

Sump off and knock upwards with a soft face hammer

 

Ive seen this type of problem loads on modified RST's, fitment of a decent beather system has often cured the problem.

 

a new tube will normaly fix your problem

 

anyone know if ford still do the tube for the s1 as its shorter than the s2 and mines loose as fuck

 

if you have a baailys breather system them it wont run lump as it will no longer be an air leak as the bailys system breaths to atmos no the metering head, like wise with efi converted cars, mine looks like some ones used clear silon and gunned it in

doesnt make the cr lump though, and not loosing oil form it,

can you still buy new pipes?