Oil Leak

[makil6]

After removing the engine top cover and having a better look i have now come to the conclusion that the oil that is dripping, isnt coming from the sump gasket as there a lot of oil around the top of the filter and around the engine block in this vicinity. After reading a few archive posts i think it could be the oil filter is on too tight and there is damage to the mating faces. there is also a lot of oil on the unit the filter screws onto (the oil cooler?) are there any vulnerable seals here? If anyone has any idea if this could be the problem please reply as i dont want to do the sump gasket if it aint gonna help. Most of the posts regardin oil filters say 'tighten by hand only' and there is obvious tool damage on my filter.

[tiny]

The seals on oil filters are quite easily damaged if overtightened. Has it been leaking since it was last changed?

[makil6]

had a slight leak before and the guy at the garage said he tightened the sump and had a look elsewhere. But i think wot he really did was cleaned the plastic under tray and its took this long to start seeping down again. when i took the tray off it was saturated! ive just been out again and tried to clean around about and left the engine running to see if i could see anything. there is a plastic fitting connects to the engine block just above the filter with two bolts, there seems to be oil seepage around here. but the other end of this hose comes from the air box( i think) so will this be an oil pipe( i dont know). once again any help. took a pic, whether it helps.

[Tonyk]

I too have an oil leak that seems to be at this joint - i think it is the crank case vent pipe - looks to be a plastic connection fixed with two hex head bolts just above air filter area - is this a commomn fault and has anyone managed to fix it - is there an o ring that leaks or does the pipe leak ? Did Makil6 manage to fix the leak ?

[marinabrid]

there is indeed an o ring seal in the plastic pipe where it bolts onto the block, be very very careful when removing as the plastic goes brittle and to my cost of a new pipe

[Beyond Help?]

Mine is broken where it bolts to the block, one of the lugs is broken off and it is a common fault. I used a small repair washer and a smear RTV to fix mine.