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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 02:58 PM
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Question Oil leak???

Keep finding loads of oil underneath my car cant c where its coming from it is also sitting on the inlet manifold any ideas where ot could be coming from
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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wouldnt be from the oil breather?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:26 PM
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or cam cover gasket you could even have more than 1 leak

sump gaskets are not uncommon

if it was a split breather an mfi car would probably have starting and running issues
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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^^ that is true i never thought about that
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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On start up i hav to rev it for it to start otherwise it will start then die would this have somthing to do with the breather iv got a baileys one on it
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:42 PM
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is the pipe at the metering head blanked off?
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:44 PM
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yes it is mate
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:52 PM
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it won't be a breather making it run a bit funny then, as when you blank that breather at the metering head it no longer creates a air leak on the induction system if a breather splits or oil cap comes off etc
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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my car dies if the oil cap comes off
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Old Jul 21, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by diamondrst
my car dies if the oil cap comes off
if its MFI it should. MFI runs under a vacum created by the metering head. some people block this off then it can vent to atmosphere. pros and cons for both to be fair.
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