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Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Thrasher on March 31, 2007, 15:51:11

Can anyone close to Skegness that knows a bit about 300tdi's please PM me?

Frankie Boy has a leak and needs some help. He is currently on holiday...

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: hobbit on March 31, 2007, 17:52:14

Any more details on what is leaking?

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Thrasher on March 31, 2007, 18:49:49

Sadly no .. but I can PM his number to you....

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: landroverkeith on April 01, 2007, 18:06:20

oh dear hope frank gets it sorted

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Mash on April 01, 2007, 23:37:26

Spoke to Frank again this afternoon, and he doesn't think its as bad as he first thought.. Although he has lost about half a pint of oil...

Apparently it's leaking from the drivers side of the engine somewhere although it possibley looks like its around the injectors..

I've not seen the vehicle but this is from the conversation earlier..Hopefully he'll make it home ok..

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: dazzawhipple on April 02, 2007, 14:09:59

At a guess check the Vac pump bolts ... I have seen the fall of before

Darren

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Frankie-Boy on April 05, 2007, 22:23:51

Thanks for your help with this.

Got home ok, still have a drip of oil from engine but it would appear no loss on dipstick   :shock:  

I'm gonna investigate further and will let you know the outcome.

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Mash on April 05, 2007, 23:34:08

Good oh glad your home ok nad I hope it didn't spoil the holiday too much :)

Title: Help! Skegness - oil leak for Frankie Boy
Post by: Frankie-Boy on April 14, 2007, 07:27:04

Right then, the motor has been to hospital where the problem was diagnosed as the vacuum pump, as Dazzawhipple said earlier, two of the bolts/rivets on the front of the unit had gone allowing a small squirt of oil to be ejected when the engine was running.

A replacement Vac pump has sorted it all out and now my engine is dribble free - for now anyway.

Thanks for your help and suggestions everyone.