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ezza24

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Feb 11, 2013
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Hemel Hempsted hertfordshire
Hi all my lcr has an oil leak down the back of the engine and its starting to drive me a bit mad !. It's not a massive oil leak the car isn't using any oil really buy with the window down I get a slight whiff of oil and if I pop the bonnet I can smell it to, it's also making a mess of my under tray . I thought it was the cam chain tensioner gasket as this was leaking and it looked like it was running around the top edge of the head and running down the back of the engine, so I replaced it and the rocker cover gasket both with genuine bits.my problem is its still leaking and I can still smell it . when I changed the parts I ran out of time on the ramp so couldn't get it back on after a road test to check all was ok and I have been using the car all week to got to a training course . Im going to put it back on a ramp tomorrow im jusst trying to get some orher ideas what it may be causing the leak ? When I did the gaskets last weekend I had a look at the camshaft oil seal and it was clean and dry so I'm sure It's not that . It may be that I screwed up when I did the gaskets but I don't think so . Any suggestions or advice welcome, is the anything else common for leaking like turbo oil feed or returns ? Thanks all sorry for long post
 
2 common issues are
camcover gasket did you use a little sealant on edges of cam caps?
and the camchain tensioner gasket leak this will leak oil down the back of engine gearbox end