300Tdi oil leak

fishsponge said:

ok, well that's a task that's way out of my skill and confidence range, so if the oil leak isn't too bad i'll just leave it. Unless it's somewhere simple, of course, and then i'll fix it!

Anyone fancy answering my wading plug question 3 posts earlier??

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Problem is though, you don't want all that oil in contact with your cam belt!! And as for the wading plug business, if you haven't experienced any adverse effects then I wouldn't worry too much, just remember to fit the wading plugs in the future!

Narrow it down before panicking, cam and crank seals ain't a ten minute job. Rocker box gasket is

Book reckons to leave wading plugs in but remove when servicing to check for oil etc, but if you have an oil leak, it can build up and cause more troubles. My plugs are in the glovebox.

I ain't panicking... just interested to learn stuff whether I need to do it myself or not

I've suffered no adverse effects from my shallow wading Probably no deeper than 12 inches actually, in hindsight... even when I ploughed into the deepest thing ever with some speed it didn't splash up onto the bonnet.

Anyway... this thread is at risk of becoming another huge one, so i'll leave it at that until i've found the leak!! Now I know where to check, i'll know what to look at, so thank you!

The Mad Hat Man said:

i thought yu mite .

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Hey cummon now I didn't forget about it, I just got the bloody thing stuck in there lol

DiscoLew said:

Hey cummon now I didn't forget about it, I just got the bloody thing stuck in there lol

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So yu are saying yu KNEW it was in there when yu tried starting the motor?

I didnt start the motor, I think you've confused me with sum1 else mate

Check turbos oil return pipe, gasket might need replacing.

fishsponge said:

Also, what is the threaded hole seen at the top of this image? is that one of the wading plugs?

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as mhm sez, your wading plug should be in here.
screw it in before you go wading, (to stop crap getting in) leave it out to let oil drain out. (as an indication of when seals are failing)

there should be another hole at the other end of engine for the bell housing (clutch) wading plug. same applies for this.

they are 1/4 bsp threads, visit a compressor supplier, machine mart might do them, and get a couple of 1/4 bsp plugs. screw them in and jetwash everything underneath. remove them and periodically check to see where the oil is coming from.