Zooming off to Oxford today, nipped onto the M40 and noticed when I braked the oil light came on - thought this somewhat odd as I had plenty oil in on Sunday, came off the motorway (no loss of performance noted incidentally) and into a layby and my God, it sounded like an old Cortina, clackety-clackety-clack. Hurriedly turned the engine off, popped the bonnet and oil has sprayed all over the cambelt, and drivers side of the engine, running down and dripping off the oil filter. Sound like an oil seal?
Got it lifted back to my local garage, he's put some oil in and confirmed it now doesn't sound like a tractor (a bit rattly on the top end, but I guess if it's lost that much oil some of the tappets might be a bit light), but oil is pouring out drivers side of engine - can't tell me what's up till he's got it up on the ramp tomorrow. Hoping it's just an oil seal, and that I ain't dropped a piston or something :(
Any advice/guidance/hope/commiseration?
Hellraiser.............>