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Oil Leak Problem

Hi there guys ,

I've traced the oil leaks from my engine and after opening up the timing belt cover , there's plenty of oil stains , my question where is the leak coming from ? blown headgasket , block seals , oil pump ? here's a picture of it .





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difficult to say

You may have to clean the whole area the run the engine and look again . Doesn't look that bad   :dontknow: Are you running the correct oil ? Some times these engines leak like sieves with too thin an oil . A 15/40 sae is best

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Looks like someones already tried sealing the rocker cover with about 2 gallons of sealant :dontknow:

Fit a new gasket, whilst you have the cover off check the breather isn't full of crud. They get blocked and oil is blown out everywhere else.

1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet

The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.

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leak

i had the same issue, try replacing the camshaft seal.

solved it for me.

here for a good time, not a long time

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I have that problme but about 3 times worse its covered all the timing belt and its dodgey as anything....i dont know where mines coming from? its covering the wishbone and the driveshaft also!

Mark 1 Golf GTI 1982 1.6 owner!
Mark 2 Golf GTI 1986 owner!
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