Not Oil on timming belt but coolant(update)
#1
It Wasnt Me!
Thread Starter
![Default](https://passionford.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Jus took my car out for a spin, came bk and had a look under the bonnet...noticed some oil on my timming belt
cam seal, crank seal, or maybe water pump gasket? (it was black like oil but i could smell coolant? would ocolant come off black on the timming belt?)
fooking cars
![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
cam seal, crank seal, or maybe water pump gasket? (it was black like oil but i could smell coolant? would ocolant come off black on the timming belt?)
fooking cars
![Cry](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
![Cry](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
#2
PassionBMW.com Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: UK
Posts: 3,530
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://passionford.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Oil and black dirty water have very different viscosities, shouldbe easy to tell them apart ![Wink](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Most likely your front crank seal mate, but check theres nothing obvious first like rocker cover gasket!.
PS. Dont you need a license to take cars out for a spin
![Wink](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Most likely your front crank seal mate, but check theres nothing obvious first like rocker cover gasket!.
PS. Dont you need a license to take cars out for a spin
![rulez.gif](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/rulez.gif)
#3
It Wasnt Me!
Thread Starter
![Default](https://passionford.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
not when the driver is my old man ![Raz](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
I'll need to take a proper look, was jus pissed and shut the bonnet
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
P.s. noticed a bit of steam, but cld of jus been condensation or summit cos it aint moved for a while
![Raz](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
I'll need to take a proper look, was jus pissed and shut the bonnet
![Cry](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
P.s. noticed a bit of steam, but cld of jus been condensation or summit cos it aint moved for a while
![Sad](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
Trending Topics
#10
It Wasnt Me!
Thread Starter
![Default](https://passionford.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
had a look today, had car running and looks/feels/smells like coolant, must be water pump fooked or water pump gasket, hard to tell if theirs any play in the water pump with timing belt on, kinda glad cos i know it aint crank seal, how much r new S2 water pumps (its an S2 engine)? and gasket, easy to do?
#13
It Wasnt Me!
Thread Starter
![Default](https://passionford.com/forum/images/icons/icon1.gif)
no chance Tony
not passed yet no finger oot arse
aye cam belt off, might aswell get a new one, water pump from burtons is £48 and 80P for gasket, got a feeling its the pump leaking. doh.
damn cars
phil, mates a mechanic so he'll prob do most of it. cheeky coont if i can put the engine in an get it running
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Wall](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/wall.gif)
![Sad](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif)
aye cam belt off, might aswell get a new one, water pump from burtons is £48 and 80P for gasket, got a feeling its the pump leaking. doh.
damn cars
![Cry](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
phil, mates a mechanic so he'll prob do most of it. cheeky coont if i can put the engine in an get it running
![Cry](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/icon_cry.gif)
![Surprised](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/bigcry.gif)
![Clap](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/9c-clap.gif)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post