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Oil Leak (oil pan seal?) (was a split CV boot)
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Mon May 28, 2012 4:01 pmby ix9
Guys,
Mate of mine is having some issues with his 3R-B.
Theres an oil leak (pics below) in the engine bay. Liquid looks grey'ish (praying its not the milky oil tell-tale signs of a busted head!)
Anyone got any ideas?
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Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
Posted:
Mon May 28, 2012 4:42 pmby Viper
Looks like the CV has split and is throwing oil out whilst driving.
Check the boot on the CV and you'll probably find a tear.
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Mon May 28, 2012 5:16 pmby 666
Viper wrote:Looks like the CV has split and is throwing oil out whilst driving.
Check the boot on the CV and you'll probably find a tear.
+1 for the CV boot, the colour gives it away. Not to mention the splatter.
Rob.
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Mon May 28, 2012 7:37 pmby Tradewind
Your CV boot rubber is DONE. Get it to driveline services or a garage who can get it changed for you
Motor will be perfect as always!
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
Posted:
Mon May 28, 2012 9:40 pmby ix9
Confirmed CV Boot (thanks guys, as always a wealth of knowledge!)
It's got a hole in the side big enough to stick your finger through!
Anyone got any further info on parts cost?
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
Posted:
Tue May 29, 2012 1:12 amby bates91
from memory somewhere on here i dont think its a wallet-breaking thing, moreso a minor inconvenience
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Tue May 29, 2012 1:39 pmby alessandro132
bates91 wrote:from memory somewhere on here i dont think its a wallet-breaking thing, moreso a minor inconvenience
+1
Probably costs more in labour than the actual boot itself!
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Wed May 30, 2012 12:35 pmby al_cam
I wound the window down to be breathalyzed. My thoughts went from "That's O.K. I'm stone cold sober." to "My god what's with the smell of burning oil? Forget blowing in that thing, quick help me find what's wrong with my car." Turned out to be split boot splattering grease all over the hot exhaust.
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Thu May 31, 2012 11:16 amby Tradewind
Seems we havent heard anything more from ix9 after all our help
The good information should have reduced the stress levels a lot
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Sat Jun 02, 2012 3:12 pmby ix9
Got quoted $100 for both front inner/outer boots, and 3hrs labour $99/hour - so all up should be a "cheap" $400 fix!
Funnily enough the pics are of my mates car, and when I went to change my gearbox oil the other day I noticed mine is starting to leak too - so will end up getting mine done after my mates
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?)
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Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:41 amby alessandro132
bates91 wrote:from memory somewhere on here i dont think its a wallet-breaking thing, moreso a minor inconvenience
So, I can now smell a very faint burning oil smell coming from the rear of the car after a bit of a drive...methinks one of my CV boots has split a little. Time to tend to the minor inconvenience
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?) (was a split CV boot)
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Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:07 amby norbs
Mines just gone. Started with a funny smell then the next day on startup smokey smokey. Had a look underneath and sure enough grease splattered and a tear in the boot. Will try to do this at home. Shitty timing as usual.
Is this a standard item/part no. across all Libs?
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?) (was a split CV boot)
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Sat Dec 16, 2017 9:45 amby BillyCorgi
No,
Gen3 and Gen4 are diferent boots.
Your inner CV joint has teh scallops in the outer body, so the CV boot needs to be moulded to suit.
Suggest Febest for a working replacement.
http://febest.com.au/BOOT_INNER_CV_JOIN ... IT/0815-B9Buy two while you are there, bocoz the other side will fail within 12 months.
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?) (was a split CV boot)
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Sat Dec 16, 2017 12:27 pmby norbs
Thanks Sir Corgi. Ordering as we speak.
Oh one question, are they same for 5MT and 6MT? I'm guessing so.
Re: Oil Leak (oil pan seal?) (was a split CV boot)
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Sun Dec 17, 2017 4:14 pmby BillyCorgi
norbs wrote:are they same for 5MT and 6MT? I'm guessing so.
Same