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Web Sniffer

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #1

Hi guys

My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
(approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?

Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.

Vehicle details,

1960 swb
2.24 disel
oveerdrive
series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
that be related?0

Thanks in advance, Phil

 

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Hirsty's

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #2

LR origional rust proof warranty )



"Web Sniffer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews...
> Hi guys
>
> My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
> (approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
> The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
> we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
> found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
> small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
>
> Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
> night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>
> Vehicle details,
>
> 1960 swb
> 2.24 disel
> oveerdrive
> series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
> that be related?0
>
> Thanks in advance, Phil

 

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mark

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #3

In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
>Hi guys
>
>My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
>(approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
>The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
>we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
>found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
>small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
>
>Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
>night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>
>Vehicle details,
>
>1960 swb
>2.24 disel
>oveerdrive
>series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
>that be related?0
>
My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler
developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was
difficult to see as everything was covered in oil.
I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to
try and find the leak.
--
Mark Roberts

 

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Paul - xxx

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #4

mark came up with the following;:
> In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
> Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
>> Hi guys
>>
>> My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
>> (approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
>> The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
>> we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
>> found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
>> small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?

> My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler
> developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was
> difficult to see as everything was covered in oil.
> I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to
> try and find the leak.

wotesaid.

--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!
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Livewire

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #5

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
> Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
> >Hi guys
> >
> >My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
> >(approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
> >The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
> >we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
> >found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
> >small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
> >
> >Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
> >night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
> >
> >Vehicle details,
> >
> >1960 swb
> >2.24 disel
> >oveerdrive
> >series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
> >that be related?0
> >
> My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler
> developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was
> difficult to see as everything was covered in oil.
> I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to
> try and find the leak.
>
We're still very much learning on making sense of a Landie . . .

Which pipe do you mean please?

 

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Huw

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #6

"Livewire" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> In article <[email protected]>,
> [email protected] says...
>> In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
>> Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
>> >Hi guys
>> >
>> >My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
>> >(approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
>> >The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
>> >we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
>> >found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
>> >small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
>> >
>> >Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
>> >night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>> >
>> >Vehicle details,
>> >
>> >1960 swb
>> >2.24 disel
>> >oveerdrive
>> >series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
>> >that be related?0
>> >
>> My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler
>> developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was
>> difficult to see as everything was covered in oil.
>> I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to
>> try and find the leak.
>>
> We're still very much learning on making sense of a Landie . . .
>
> Which pipe do you mean please?

Neither series11 or 111 had oil coolers as standard in the UK AFAIK.
It could be a fractured head feed pipe or it could be that the filler cap
has come loose or it could be anything really. Let us know the reason when
you find it in due course.

Huw

 

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Paul - xxx

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #7

Huw came up with the following;:
> "Livewire" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> In article <[email protected]>,
>> [email protected] says...
>>> In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
>>> Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
>>>> Hi guys
>>>>
>>>> My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
>>>> (approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
>>>> The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
>>>> we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer
>>>> inspection found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with
>>>> the odd small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what
>>>> caused this? Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear
>>>> to late last
>>>> night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Vehicle details,
>>>>
>>>> 1960 swb
>>>> 2.24 disel
>>>> oveerdrive
>>>> series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
>>>> that be related?0
>>>>
>>> My series 3 did this big time when the pipe running to the oil cooler
>>> developed a small hole. Once the engine was switched off it was
>>> difficult to see as everything was covered in oil.
>>> I suggest you mind your eyes when you start it up with the bonnet up to
>>> try and find the leak.
>>>
>> We're still very much learning on making sense of a Landie . . .
>>
>> Which pipe do you mean please?
>
> Neither series11 or 111 had oil coolers as standard in the UK AFAIK.
> It could be a fractured head feed pipe or it could be that the filler cap
> has come loose or it could be anything really. Let us know the reason when
> you find it in due course.

My S3 had an oil cooler and I was told (TICHBTW) that it was a standard
fitment. On reflection though, I think you're right. I wonder if MOD
Landrovers had this??? though mine had never AFAICT been a MOD vehicle.

If they were non-standard then it's unlikely to help, but the leak on mine
was in a 3/4 od pipe running vertically from the base of the engine block up
the bulkhead and just before it went into a 90degree union to another pipe
to then go to the cooler near the front of the engine bay. Looking at the
engine from the front the pipe was to the right of the engine lump and
clipped onto the bulkhead. Quite hard to see with all the crap that was
there on mine till it got cleaned up a bit ..


--
Paul ...
(8(|) Homer Rules ..... Doh !!!
ebay stuff 5220527879 7987515557

 

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mark

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• Jul 17, 2005

• #8

In message <[email protected]>, MVP
<mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>
>Some ex military ones did, FFR's I think.
>
Mine is ex mil, not FFR though... I believe they could be fitted as an
option to nay landrover.
--
Mark Roberts

 

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mark

Guest

• Jul 17, 2005

• #9

In message <[email protected]>, Livewire
<[email protected]> writes
>
>Which pipe do you mean please?

IF you have an oil cooler; it will look like a staring little radiator
positioned in front of the main radiator. It will have 2 pipes running
to it from each side.
If you follow these back you will find they are connected to the engine.
Mine had 2 sections that were flexible to allow for the movement of the
engine while driving. One of my flexible sections (no jokes please) had
been rubbing against something and this was the cause of the spray of
oil.


--
Mark Roberts

 

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Tom Woods

Guest

• Jul 17, 2005

• #10

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 13:18:03 +0100, mark <[email protected]>
wrote:

>In message <1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews>, Web
>Sniffer <[email protected]> writes
>>Hi guys
>>
>>My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
>>(approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
>>The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
>>we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
>>found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
>>small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
>>
>>Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
>>night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>>
>>Vehicle details,
>>
>>1960 swb
>>2.24 disel
>>oveerdrive
>>series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
>>that be related?0
>>

Mine also used to do that when i thrashed it too hard, and the
internal pressure inside the rocker cover used to pop the
breather/filler out of the top and start spraying oil everywhere.
You only used to notice when the bulkhead started 'crying' oil on the
inside!

It hasnt done it since i rebuilt it (less heavy breathing), and i put
a new rubber slieve on the filler and drilled a hole through the lip
on the rocker so i could clamp it in place with a screw!

I reckon something on yours has come loose or is leaking and spraying.

 

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Dougal

Guest

• Jul 17, 2005

• #11

mark wrote:

> In message <[email protected]>, MVP
> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>
>>
>> Some ex military ones did, FFR's I think.
>>
> Mine is ex mil, not FFR though... I believe they could be fitted as an
> option to nay landrover.

This discussion is way ahead of itself ...

If and until the OP opens the bonnet, checks that there is still oil
present (and tops up if necessary), ensures that the oil filler cap is
installed and observes what happens when the engine is running this is
all fanciful speculation.

As someone else observed it may be difficult to identify the source of
the leak if the engine compartment is covered in oil - a wash down may
be needed.

 

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GbH

Guest

• Jul 17, 2005

• #12

In news:[email protected],
Dougal <DougalAThiskennel.free-online.co.uk> blithered:
> mark wrote:
>
>> In message <[email protected]>, MVP
>> <mr.nice@*nospam*softhome.net> writes
>>
>>>
>>> Some ex military ones did, FFR's I think.
>>>
>> Mine is ex mil, not FFR though... I believe they could be fitted as
>> an option to nay landrover.
>
> This discussion is way ahead of itself ...
>
> If and until the OP opens the bonnet, checks that there is still oil
> present (and tops up if necessary), ensures that the oil filler cap is
> installed and observes what happens when the engine is running this is
> all fanciful speculation.
>
> As someone else observed it may be difficult to identify the source of
> the leak if the engine compartment is covered in oil - a wash down may
> be needed.

This IS a LandRover, no?
They ship like that!

--
"He who says it cannot be done should not interrupt her doing it."

If at first you don't succeed,
maybe skydiving's not for you!

 

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Larry

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• Jul 18, 2005

• #13

Its impossible for me to tell where the oil is leaking from, most likely
easy to find where it is not coming from as the underneath gets liberally
spattered with oil.


--
Larry
Series 3 rust and holes



"Web Sniffer" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:1121590072.d3cd1f3766862c94ad7b9c0bb5d6451f@teranews...
> Hi guys
>
> My Dad has just driven back our 1960 series 2 from Leeds to Newcastle
> (approx 100 miles) and in tradtinoal Land Rover fashion, it went wrong.
> The car made it all the way back but upon reaching about a mile of home
> we spotted oil leaking through the bulk head, and upon closer inspection
> found the bulkhead in the engine bay sprayed with oil, with the odd
> small patch on other parts of the engine. any ideas what caused this?
>
> Not had chance to check the oil etc, as it didnt get hear to late last
> night and it was a bit dark to start checking oil, etc.
>
> Vehicle details,
>
> 1960 swb
> 2.24 disel
> oveerdrive
> series 3 gearbox (gearbox jumps out of second once in a while, could
> that be related?0
>
> Thanks in advance, Phil

 

M

Mark

Guest

• Jul 18, 2005

• #14

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"Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Its impossible for me to tell where the oil is leaking from, most likely
> easy to find where it is not coming from as the underneath gets liberally
> spattered with oil.

The approved way to identify the source of an oil leak is to properly clean
the engine. Clean the gearboxes too, in case. Quite a bit of work, although
it may set your mind at rest.

Regards

Mark

 

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JD

Guest

• Jul 18, 2005

• #15

Mark wrote:

> X-No-Archive: Yes
> "Larry" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> Its impossible for me to tell where the oil is leaking from, most likely
>> easy to find where it is not coming from as the underneath gets liberally
>> spattered with oil.
>
> The approved way to identify the source of an oil leak is to properly
> clean the engine. Clean the gearboxes too, in case. Quite a bit of work,
> although it may set your mind at rest.
>
> Regards
>
> Mark

Do as suggested to find the leak - it is unlikely to be a critical fault -
most likely the rocker cover gasket for example. But severe oil leaks are
often due to the engine being pressurised due to worn rings allowing
excessive blow-by, and are the first symptom of the need for an engine
overhaul.
JD