leaky old girl making a mess

[OapEM]

sorry lads this isn't a link to a mature ladies contact site, it concerns my B19e engined 360. It is leaking oil, this started when I jacked it up to bleed the brakes, it looked to be coming from the sump plug. I though cool, needs oil change anyway, dropped the oil and replaced the sump washer, was a tight fit motorfactors special but seems to do the job.
Yet it still leaks, I haven't used it much over the xmas period but I had a look and there's fresh oil on one of the sump bolts next to where the dipstick tube goes into the sump. What do we think, O ring in the dipstick tube?

Is this common? It's annoying making a mess, but at least the quality street tin has found a new lease of life lol

[classicswede]

I doubt it will be that tbh. I would give the engine a good clean so then you will have a better idea where it is coming from.

[OapEM]

I think it was the fuel pump mate. When I renewed it I couldn't get the spacer or gaskets so I glued my spacer back together and made gaskets lol. Money save fail
Hopefully she'll stop now, you're right though. I do need to give the block a blast off
Thanks, Liam

[volvosneverdie]

If youre washing your cap man, remember to dry it too.
That was always my ma's motto.


eeeeeer. distributor cap.

[OapEM]

Nah man I'll just spray on my nether regions with a lance

[whiskeyonesix]

My 360 leaks too. I figure its 23 years old, so its bound to want to mark its territory!

All oil levels never seem to drop though......... Only get a couple of spots on the driveway a day though - so compared to the leaks I used to get from my old Landrover and rangie, its not a lot to worry about............yet

[Ronnie]

My B19E leaks too - small amounts from a variety of places. I should probably lift it out, break it down and put in new gaskets throughout - but I frankly can't be bothered. It's only done 70k so doesn't warrant a rebuild.

[pettaw]

Yeah, almost always from somewhere up top and leaking down and ending up looking like a leak down lower. Wipe it all up and then monitor where its coming from.

Favourites are the camshaft, fuel pump and rocker cover gaskets.

[SteveP]

Favourites are the camshaft, fuel pump and rocker cover gaskets.

+1 atleast they're the easy ones to replace!

[OapEM]

I was thinking that! Pleased they're easy. Well I can rule out the fuel pump as I have just replaced the spacer and gaskets, will check the rocker and cam seals. I'm sure they're fine though!
Cheers lads

[jtbo]

Mine leaks near crankcase seal, but it is not the seal, it is gasket of some cover plate that forms crankcase seal housing, I did figure out that it is best to take engine out to replace that seal as front valance is bit on way even I remove radiator. Symptom was oily timing belt and lot of oil spilled to hood.