Right, noticed yesterday that there is some oil around the bottom of the breather pipe, where it is clipped on to the rocker cover. The breather pipe is split, but still hold well enough.. but surely the should not be any oil there anyway.. I was at the understanding that it was purely to release the fumes and they then get sucked in and burnt in the engine.

Is it just a case of the hot oil bubbling up and spitting out the rocker cover and then seeping out the slipt pipe?

Ta, Craig

I think it could be two problems:
- engine is worn...
- that is block....there is some kind of filter inside which could be blocked
take it off and check inside....then you can wash that filter and put it back

Only leaking oil from the breather pipe..... you're not trying hard enough My Panda leaks oil from many places .

Seriously though, I don't think this is cause for concern, as under the cover the rockers are splashing oil around and common for some to end up in the breather pipe. It sounds like you are only seaping oil because the pipe is split, best get it bodged...., I mean replaced

I'll be replacing the breather pipe. Seen them on ebay for a few quid.. or i could go down B&Qs and get some plumbing pipe. then write FIAT on and make a few bob off them

There should be a wire flame trap inside that breather pipe. If the pipe is to be renewed, please do not discard the trap.
Rgds.

petel said:

There should be a wire flame trap inside that breather pipe. If the pipe is to be renewed, please do not discard the trap.
Rgds.

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Top or bottom of the pipe Pete? is it the sort of thing that can be pulled out and put in the new one?

As as aside I notice you referring to rocker covers... Isn't the CLX specced with a overhead cam engine? Mine certainly is! That said it probably won't make much difference to the problem...

Good luck, Luke.

Yep it is Luke.. I haven't yet figured out how you cant have over head cams... Sure one of you oldies will explain

CLXCraig said:

Yep it is Luke.. I haven't yet figured out how you cant have over head cams... Sure one of you oldies will explain

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Cam runs in a housing off the crankshaft which actuates 8 pushrods that in turn push the rockers up which then push the valves down... more moving parts... not as efficient... should be a diagram in the Haynes or Porter manual that explains it... interesting stuff though.

Cheers, Luke.

ta Luke, i'll quiz the old man later on!

CLXCraig said:

Top or bottom of the pipe Pete? is it the sort of thing that can be pulled out and put in the new one?

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It's near the top where it goes into the top/back of the air filter housing. Fairly easy to remove, should just slide out

petel said:

There should be a wire flame trap inside that breather pipe. If the pipe is to be renewed, please do not discard the trap.
Rgds.

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It does not matter where inside the pipe the trap is located, just as long as it is in there.
Rgds.

only so i knew which end to look at to get it out.. not that it would take long anyway.

Its only a bit of gauze...push it out with a screwdriver...only half my lot actually have it. As tom says oil will always splash up inside and sometime get into the filter box. I just clean the pipe and box every now and then being its a 5min job...

kev

Seems to have devoloped some more.. there is now oil running down the back of the head by plug4 and its all over the inside of the filter box and injector.. not going to bugger it up is it? i was going to clean it then i rained.. might look into it tomorrow

Don't think it will bugger up....as i said before oil splash's up inside the tube...just clean it or get a new tube..cost pence.

Check you have not got too much oil in the car which is deadly!!!!

Ohhh....oil leak's.....got them in all kind's of place's...

kev

I've got filter to change so will get drained fully and re filled.