Just When I Thought All Was Well, 3Ltrs Of Oil In 30 Seconds!!!

Well What can i say, Just when i thought my problems were over. I had the car ecu recoded and it was running fine,,,, Untill! I started the car on the drive this morning, and noticed the drivers side bank was running a little, well very tappety, I got out walked round the front of the car pulled the bonnet and could smell oil... On looking under the car there was oil just running out! I turned it off quickley! after around an hour of looking, starting and stopping I found the the oil was comming from the rear crankshaft oil seal. I called a friend at a garage and he said with a low milage engine like mine and the rattling sound it could be a breather or some sort of blokage. Ive looked on rave and cant find a breather layout anywhere.. Any ideas, Help Needed! L322 4.4 V8

Check out the PCV valve and hoses to the back of the engine - these little geezers get blocked up and over pressurise the system blowing oil out of everywhere....

Check out this vid from the legend that is Storey Wilson...

Range Rover MKIII - Replace PCV Valve P1 - YouTube
Range Rover MKIII - Replace PCV Valve P2 - YouTube

Just watched them, that looks like just the problem.. im going to pick one up tomorrow, i'll let you know how i get on

Well spoke to the stealer today £72 with the vat, not to bad. Should be here in the morning. so fingers crossed!

could i suggest you get the breather checked/replaced as well. Not expensive and a known source of problems when left unchecked

I there is two sets of hoses to change on those while you are changing one, why not change the other as well !

thanks for the help, right ive changed all the breather pipes, no joy, ive ended up buying a new crank shaft seal and we are in the process of removing the gearbox to replace it.. i'll let you kno how i get on.. needless to say, im starting to get a little stressed lol

drewsp38 said:

ive ended up buying a new crank shaft seal and we are in the process of removing the gearbox to replace it

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Ouch! Blowing the crankshaft seal is one of the old Rover V8's favourite tricks - progress eh? Good luck mate, but make sure that isn't a symptom of another problems or you'll be tearing the gearbox off again after the new ones goes - blocked breathers could create enough crankcase pressure to blow crank seals.

drewsp38 said:

thanks for the help, right ive changed all the breather pipes, no joy, ive ended up buying a new crank shaft seal and we are in the process of removing the gearbox to replace it.. i'll let you kno how i get on.. needless to say, im starting to get a little stressed lol

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You would have needed to buy one in anycase....once it has been comprimised, it needs replacing along with the breather hoses....it is not a case of replace hoses and PCV and all is hunky dunky....the CC seal needs to be done also.....

Did he find the end result of the losing oil?