Hey everyone!
So I've got a 2003 Punto HGT and recently it's just been getting through oil like it's going out of fashion! Now I know this is old news and that these engines to get through the stuff but 1 litre every 400 miles is a bit excessive.
So the other day I jacked up the car and whipped off the under tray which was dry as anything, checked the filter and sump plug and gasket which were all okay and then went to check the rocker cover gasket and I spotted a bit of oil sitting on the intake manifold just under the fuel rail, so I cleaned up the area as best I could including the seal between the valve cover and the head, and then went to a good drive to see if I could pinpoint the leak!
The actual seal between the valve cover and the head is still completely dry with no weeping or anything so I'm thinking it's not the gasket, but there appears to be something seeping out of the part pictured with the 2 torx screws and electrical connector. What I wanna know is what is it exactly? I mean being a part of the fuel rail I would have assumed an injector but I can already see the four injectors? Sorry if I'm asking a really dim question here, but as I saw oil on and around it after the drive I was thinking maybe this could be the culprit?
Any advice would be much appreciated! Like I say it's nothing major but a leak is a leak and I don't like them
Thanks in advance!
So I've got a 2003 Punto HGT and recently it's just been getting through oil like it's going out of fashion! Now I know this is old news and that these engines to get through the stuff but 1 litre every 400 miles is a bit excessive.
So the other day I jacked up the car and whipped off the under tray which was dry as anything, checked the filter and sump plug and gasket which were all okay and then went to check the rocker cover gasket and I spotted a bit of oil sitting on the intake manifold just under the fuel rail, so I cleaned up the area as best I could including the seal between the valve cover and the head, and then went to a good drive to see if I could pinpoint the leak!
The actual seal between the valve cover and the head is still completely dry with no weeping or anything so I'm thinking it's not the gasket, but there appears to be something seeping out of the part pictured with the 2 torx screws and electrical connector. What I wanna know is what is it exactly? I mean being a part of the fuel rail I would have assumed an injector but I can already see the four injectors? Sorry if I'm asking a really dim question here, but as I saw oil on and around it after the drive I was thinking maybe this could be the culprit?
Any advice would be much appreciated! Like I say it's nothing major but a leak is a leak and I don't like them
Thanks in advance!