cosworth 4*4 cambelt problem UPDATE
08-04-2007, 08:08 PM
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cosworth 4*4 cambelt problem UPDATE
a fluid line keeps Appearing on my cambelt ..but its so defined it looks like its been painted on with a brush..ie the line is straight in the middle ????
i wipe it clean with a tissue when the engine is running...but it soon comes back ..maybe a day or two
i think i have a slight leak in one of my lower power steering pipes..there was a drip at the bottom bend of the pipe when i looked yesterday ..
but there is no fluid drops under the car when its parked up...
ANY IDEAS ...it carnt be doing the belt any good
and if it is a leak whys it in a straight line
i wipe it clean with a tissue when the engine is running...but it soon comes back ..maybe a day or two
i think i have a slight leak in one of my lower power steering pipes..there was a drip at the bottom bend of the pipe when i looked yesterday ..
but there is no fluid drops under the car when its parked up...
ANY IDEAS ...it carnt be doing the belt any good
and if it is a leak whys it in a straight line
08-04-2007, 08:18 PM
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The reason that it is a straight line relates to the cam belt tensioner - if you look at it, you will see that it has a hollow seciton in the middle.
This means that the centre doesnt get wiped off, unlike the sides. My guess would be if it is oil, check the cam cover gasket.
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This means that the centre doesnt get wiped off, unlike the sides. My guess would be if it is oil, check the cam cover gasket.
Cheers
JJ
08-04-2007, 08:35 PM
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Based on my own personal experiences with a cambelt that came in to contact with oil on a 4x4 Saph (which ended in tears and 12 bent valves!) I would trace the leak and replace the belt asap.
Mine stripped the teeth (of a new ford belt fitted with new tensioner not long before), we think possibly due to an oil leak coming in to contact with the belt, in slow moving traffic pretty much on tick over and it did a lot of money's worth of damage.
Mine stripped the teeth (of a new ford belt fitted with new tensioner not long before), we think possibly due to an oil leak coming in to contact with the belt, in slow moving traffic pretty much on tick over and it did a lot of money's worth of damage.
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09-04-2007, 10:47 PM
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one last question ..is there anyway to tell if the fluid is oil or power steering fluid on the cam belt ...
gonna ring up the garage tomorrow and book her in ..
and jack up the car and have a look underneath...
on the tissue it looks dark graphite grey when wiped ..
i use silkoline oil
gonna ring up the garage tomorrow and book her in ..
and jack up the car and have a look underneath...
on the tissue it looks dark graphite grey when wiped ..
i use silkoline oil
10-04-2007, 06:48 AM
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Don't use GOETZE seals(ford) as they are crap get some from a seal place that does them and then ask for VITON(high heat) they are about Ł10 each but worth it.
As for the oil, taste it, engine oil will taste tangy, psf won't.
tabetha
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As for the oil, taste it, engine oil will taste tangy, psf won't.
tabetha
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10-04-2007, 07:57 PM
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cheers for your help i was under the car tonight ..still carnt see a leak on the engine..
but the power steering return pipe still had a drip at the bottom..
ive wipped it all down..will check again tommorow.
its booked into the garage now.. so heres hoping it is the return pipe
cheers for your help i was under the car tonight ..still carnt see a leak on the engine..
but the power steering return pipe still had a drip at the bottom..
ive wipped it all down..will check again tommorow.
its booked into the garage now.. so heres hoping it is the return pipe
13-04-2007, 10:08 PM
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cheers stu..just did not fancy the drive up to blackpool with the belt getting corrupted with fluid ...
the blokes in roscoes know the onions
as sticky paul knows 
there upgrading the brake hoses as well ..so get all jobs done in one go
cheers for your reply
the blokes in roscoes know the onions
as sticky paul knows there upgrading the brake hoses as well ..so get all jobs done in one go
cheers for your reply
13-04-2007, 10:24 PM
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mine is doing exactly the same too, so i am concerned now that the oil will eat the belt away, is this the case as it on the outside and just a centre line???????
13-04-2007, 10:38 PM
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is it deffo power steering fluid? maybe you have a crack in your block and its spraying oil in the visinity of the belt. maybe only doing it under running conditions. mind you i dont know much about engines 
13-04-2007, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin B
Based on my own personal experiences with a cambelt that came in to contact with oil on a 4x4 Saph (which ended in tears and 12 bent valves!) I would trace the leak and replace the belt asap.
Mine stripped the teeth (of a new ford belt fitted with new tensioner not long before), we think possibly due to an oil leak coming in to contact with the belt, in slow moving traffic pretty much on tick over and it did a lot of money's worth of damage.
Mine stripped the teeth (of a new ford belt fitted with new tensioner not long before), we think possibly due to an oil leak coming in to contact with the belt, in slow moving traffic pretty much on tick over and it did a lot of money's worth of damage.
Found out that there was an oil leak by cyl 1, the head gasket was raised at the corner with what looked like oil build up and oil was seeping through there.
I had a cam belt cover at the time and didn't notice until it was too late
14-04-2007, 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mk2rstaff
how long does this take to wear the rubber away then??????
It's one of them Questions
ps it makes the belt abit brittle thus more pron to snap rather than wear it out!
14-04-2007, 09:43 AM
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Is it really a fluid line? Perhaps it has been tensioned the wrong way and thereby touching the edge of the thermostat housing?
14-04-2007, 11:08 AM
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just checked mine and its stopped, i think i got oil on the tensioner when it was off the car, it not touching anything around and the oil has gone away just left a small line, gonna clean that with some meths or petrol then clean it up
27-04-2007, 09:55 AM
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Still shouldn't have gone that quick thou surely?
27-04-2007, 11:38 AM
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Had the same recently , my half moons were leaking and causing a serious mess , and somehow was leaking down front of engine and ending up with what you had on belt
27-04-2007, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Andreas
Is it really a fluid line? Perhaps it has been tensioned the wrong way and thereby touching the edge of the thermostat housing?
Oh and VITON is the daddy
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27-04-2007, 12:04 PM
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I've got a bloody oil leak again from either the cam cover, cam seals or 1/2 moons.
Just had the lot replaced and done 1 track day and now there's oil leaking
Shipping from the U.K to New Zealand aint cheap either
Just had the lot replaced and done 1 track day and now there's oil leaking
Shipping from the U.K to New Zealand aint cheap either