oil leak

Hi guys

My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle (approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong. The car made it all the way back but upon reaching 1 miles of home we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closed inspection found the bulkhead in the engine sprayed with oil, with the odd small patch on other parts of the cengine. any ideas what caused this?

Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to about 30 min ago and its a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.

Vehicle details,

Thanks in advance, Phil

LR origional rust proof warranty :-))

In message , Web Sniffer writes

My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was difficult to see as everything was covered in oil. I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to try and find the leak.

mark came up with the following;:

wotesaid.

We're still very much learning on making sense of a Landie . . .

Which pipe do you mean please?

Neither series11 or 111 had oil coolers as standard in the UK AFAIK. It could be a fractured head feed pipe or it could be that the filler cap has come loose or it could be anything really. Let us know the reason when you find it in due course.

Huw

Some ex military ones did, FFR's I think.

Regards. Mark.

Huw came up with the following;:

My S3 had an oil cooler and I was told (TICHBTW) that it was a standard fitment. On reflection though, I think you're right. I wonder if MOD Landrovers had this??? though mine had never AFAICT been a MOD vehicle.

If they were non-standard then it's unlikely to help, but the leak on mine was in a 3/4 od pipe running vertically from the base of the engine block up the bulkhead and just before it went into a 90degree union to another pipe to then go to the cooler near the front of the engine bay. Looking at the engine from the front the pipe was to the right of the engine lump and clipped onto the bulkhead. Quite hard to see with all the crap that was there on mine till it got cleaned up a bit .. ;)

In message , Livewire writes

IF you have an oil cooler; it will look like a staring little radiator positioned in front of the main radiator. It will have 2 pipes running to it from each side. If you follow these back you will find they are connected to the engine. Mine had 2 sections that were flexible to allow for the movement of the engine while driving. One of my flexible sections (no jokes please) had been rubbing against something and this was the cause of the spray of oil.

In message , MVP writes

Mine is ex mil, not FFR though... I believe they could be fitted as an option to nay landrover.

Mine also used to do that when i thrashed it too hard, and the internal pressure inside the rocker cover used to pop the breather/filler out of the top and start spraying oil everywhere. You only used to notice when the bulkhead started 'crying' oil on the inside!

It hasnt done it since i rebuilt it (less heavy breathing), and i put a new rubber slieve on the filler and drilled a hole through the lip on the rocker so i could clamp it in place with a screw!

I reckon something on yours has come loose or is leaking and spraying.

so Livewire was, like...

Don't know the diesel engine too well, but on the 2.25 petrol there is an oil feed pipe that comes up the back of the engine on the right-hand side and fits into a union on the back of the cylinder head. If that pipe were loose or fractured, it would spray oil exactly where you say.

HTH

This discussion is way ahead of itself ...

If and until the OP opens the bonnet, checks that there is still oil present (and tops up if necessary), ensures that the oil filler cap is installed and observes what happens when the engine is running this is all fanciful speculation.

As someone else observed it may be difficult to identify the source of the leak if the engine compartment is covered in oil - a wash down may be needed.

This IS a LandRover, no? They ship like that!

Its impossible for me to tell where the oil is leaking from, most likely easy to find where it is not coming from as the underneath gets liberally spattered with oil.

The approved way to identify the source of an oil leak is to properly clean the engine. Clean the gearboxes too, in case. Quite a bit of work, although it may set your mind at rest.

Regards

Mark

Do as suggested to find the leak - it is unlikely to be a critical fault - most likely the rocker cover gasket for example. But severe oil leaks are often due to the engine being pressurised due to worn rings allowing excessive blow-by, and are the first symptom of the need for an engine overhaul. JD