Member Since: 17 Mar 2016
Location: Sydney
Posts: 63
Oil Leak
Hey Guys
I bought a 2011 Discovery 4 2.7ltr diesel two weeks ago
I drove it 13 hours home and at one point when i pulled over I could smell burning oil, since then I can smell it in the cabin when I have the air conditioning running and sometimes see slight smoke coming out of the bonnet.
I took the bottom guard/plates off the car and there was a fair amount of black oil around the place, only saw one fresh looking drip. I wiped everything I could see clean so that I will eventually know where the leak originates but it seems to be coming from high up in the engine.
long story short the highest point I physically see where the oil is starting is the guard which sits atop of the turbo - I have marked this on the picture below, first thoughts were maybe it was a leaking oil filter but it seems too far to the right of the engine bay to be coming from the oil filter? (had a service only a month ago by landrover) so does anyone know what else could be dripping oil here? (and how I get to it??)
thanks, Luke
2nd Apr 2016 10:34 pm
galwaygreen
Member Since: 30 Oct 2011
Location: plymouth
Posts: 6525
mileage is
2nd Apr 2016 11:20 pm
lukeis
Member Since: 17 Mar 2016
Location: Sydney
Posts: 63
80,000km
3rd Apr 2016 1:29 am
lukeis
Member Since: 17 Mar 2016
Location: Sydney
Posts: 63
btw, had a mechanic have a look at it and the oil leak was from the rear camshaft seal.
First mechanic quoted 3.3K as the whole body needs to be removed
Landrover mechanic quotes $950
first win for landrover, possibly ever. I didnt ask but I assume they have another way to do it without taking the body off.
15th Apr 2016 2:50 am
WillyEckerslike
Member Since: 22 Aug 2013
Location: Out in the world
Posts: 967
The official process is definitely body on, with a few special tools needed. Would be damned tight though. You'd be getting the guy with the smallest hands to do it.
15th Apr 2016 2:58 am
lukeis
Member Since: 17 Mar 2016
Location: Sydney
Posts: 63
Brook vale Land Rover is possibly land rover's best service shop ever, final bill came in even cheaper again. $850.
That's two firsts.. they beat the price of a non genuine shop, and they came in even lower than the quote they gave me.
restoring my faith slowly.
20th Apr 2016 2:07 am
Biffysun
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A win on both counts - defo a first for LR 
