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Help - What's the oil leak in this picture.

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Help - What's the oil leak in this picture.

Post by junglist »

By chance I looked under my car today and noticed this puddel of oil.

It's greenish in colour but it's not coming from the coolant over flow.

I had my car serviced about a week ago.
It hasn't been leaking before today.
I park in the same place every day.

Recently it has been blowing excessive diesel smoke and strange times.
I was about to take it some where to have the injectors looked at.

I checked the engine oil (yes I know that's not green) and it appears to be over filled.

The level is at least 1cm above the maximum fill line if not a touch more. Approx 20% over filled.

Would this be doing anything bad?

If so I'm shaking my fist at the mechanics.

Thanks for the input. Scott

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Post by cbr »

Looks like coolant. Did they do a radiator service or put new coolant in the radator, change a hose?? They probably spilt coolant over the engine and did not clean it up.

Clean the engine and then see if it is still leaking.

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Post by junglist »

The engine bay looks clean. Its been home for a week I thought it would have dripped by now if they just spilt some.

I'll clean it off now and see if it keep dripping.
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Post by RUFF »

No Doubt at all that is coolant.
Have a look around the rear of the engine at the heater hoses as it would appear to be comming down from up there.

Worst case senario is it has a leaking welsh plug behind the flywheel but that is not common with a 2.8diesel.
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Post by slowhilux »

....or head gasket blown between water jacket and outsie/edge of motor.....fairly un-likely tho
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Post by +dj_hansen+ »

Yer thats coolant.. check all your hoses like RUFF said.

And probably drain a little bit of oil out if its topped up that much.
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Post by Big Bird »

im guessing heater hoses cos its right at the back of the motor.
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Post by high n mighty »

It's not an auto by any chance???
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Post by ORSM45 »

if you had a poll, id vote for coolant.

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Green Cordial?
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Hulk blood?
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Area54 wrote:Hulk blood?


Predator Blood!
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Post by Area54 »

Lime squishy?
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it doesn't taste like squishy
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maybe the squishy is cursed.
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