I have developed another oil leak on a 2009 series 1 diesel (2L). I have replaced the valve cover gasket last year, not that I could see a leak from there anyway.
The oil seems to be coming from the of the engine behind the turbo, it is not the turbo oil feed pipe. It drips down, runs along the engine at the back, over the oil filter and down onto the transfer-case and DPF.
I have had the turbo off and checked and there is no excessive oil on either side of the cartridge.
It is not excessive, just enough to be annoying and seeping while driving, no smoke and no loss in performance at all.
To reiterate it is the back of the engine near the firewall, not the cam seals.
I did suspect the rubber pipes from the oil filter housing but the leak seems to be coming from above that??
Anything similar happen to others?
The oil seems to be coming from the of the engine behind the turbo, it is not the turbo oil feed pipe. It drips down, runs along the engine at the back, over the oil filter and down onto the transfer-case and DPF.
I have had the turbo off and checked and there is no excessive oil on either side of the cartridge.
It is not excessive, just enough to be annoying and seeping while driving, no smoke and no loss in performance at all.
To reiterate it is the back of the engine near the firewall, not the cam seals.
I did suspect the rubber pipes from the oil filter housing but the leak seems to be coming from above that??
Anything similar happen to others?