another for TOM? or any diesel wizard

[carrsy]

as some of you are aware i recently had the top end rebuilt( TD100-marea ) following a cam/drive belt interface incident . since then the car has consistently been dripping oil . had it back in three times now and the garage insist it is the vacuum seal not seating properly (how likely is this??) .

noticed it was dripping again tonight predominantly from somewhere above the sump - but consistency of oil looked watery and it smelled like fuel . removed it of my one in three drive parked it on the flat and the dripping stopped???

put it back on the drive , ran the engine , took the plastic cover off and notice the glow plugs are situated in small indentations - these indentations appear to be full of what I assume is hot diesel and i suspect that on the slope of my drive the diesel is falling out of these indents back over the engine block and dribbling away over the sump .

ok - now heres the bit i need help with . why is fuel collecting in the indents round the glow plugs/injectors- do the plugs need tightening or is it something far more sinister like the engine is too far advanced and too much fuel is being forced into the engine ?? ( ie the cam belt job has not been done very well??)

would like to have some idea before i bollo@k the garage tomorrow .

thanks in advance ./

Dave.

 

[Trev]

On the injectors is there a small rubber pipe going from one injector to nexed injector etc .
This is the fuel leak off
Fuel the injector does not use is sent back to the filter/tank
this can be a lot of fuel
Make sure all the pipes are not leaking or the pipe not split as this can drip /spray fuel down the engine


This pipe can also be a metal which have banjo bolt and washers (copper)screwed into the injector
if washers are missing or loose it will leak as well


Trev

 

[Tom]

Re: re:another for TOM? or any diesel wizard

Sounds like my old van One of the return pipes split, what a mess!

 

[carrsy]

Re: re:another for TOM? or any diesel wizard

cheers, guys - ill check it oput in the morning - do you think its something the garage could have done whilst fixing the vacuum seal ??

 

[Tom]

Re: re:another for TOM? or any diesel wizard

If the pipe was a bit perrished then knocking or moving it could have split it.