Technical Oil Leak, New Cylinder Head?

[Trancendental]

Hey all,

I recently discovered a new source of oil for the planet... its coming from my Tipo and is leaking like Henry's bucket of water

What would you recommend, skimming the head and replacing the gaskets or a new head and new gaskets?

Does anyone have a spare head they could donate to me? The work will be attempted by myself and some friends as I do not have £??? to pay for the repair.

I estimated at least £400 to get it done at a Garage

 

[dave]

skim and presure test your head, a scrappy head will still need to have that done anyway.
you sure it not just rocker cover gasket?

 

[Trancendental]

Def not the Rocker... its coming from below the Distributor to the right of the engine and immidiately below the rocker is rather clean I wish it was the Rocker Gasket.

 

[dave]

it not a dizzy O ring seal?

 

[Trancendental]

I replaced that as thats what I thought it was as there was oil in the Distributor CAP and lots of it.

I got a new Gasket seal from Fiat and fitted it myself. Still leaking and I tightened it up real tight.

Part number: 7756836

Check it up and see if I did the right thing.

 

[tipo-man]

are you sure it is not the paper seal sealing the cam housing to the head itself, if its a 1.4 engine??

 

[Trancendental]

You know what? Sorry I didn't reply.

At first I suspected the Seal behind the Distributor.. So I picked it up and had to take me mum shoppin'

By the time I got back and sorted out everything, I attemtep the change in the dark.

I woke up the next morning to find it was ok. But I didn't run the engine. I went out and came back and I left and Oil Trail all over London just like Hansel and Grettle.

I had put the Gasket on UPSIDE DOWN :bang:

All sorted now.