engine problems

[william_young]

i wonder if anyone can do me a favour. iam have a serious engine problem which i have already put a post about . i got my car on the 30th of june and on thursday it developed a bad oil leak , now i am a mechanic to trade but i have never worked on the flat 4 engine . i know were the leak is coming from but without haven seen another flat 4 engine ie side by side i cant compaire it to work out the problem

 

  the leak is coming from between the sump and the timing cover , now at first i thought it was the crank seal but having had a garage look at it and speaking with the guy iam not so sure . the gap between the sump and timing cover is about an inch or so, now there seams to be a gap the runs between them and it runs front to back its this gap that i would like the help with i would be sure to say its were the halfs of the block join together. now it looks lilke thats were the oil is coming from.

 

  would it be possible for someone to try and take a picture of this gap ie between the timing cover and sump it would have to be taken from underneath looking up at the engine. it would be a great help and much appreciated just to see if its a problem with the block or something different.

 

as it is the car is back to the place i got it from and it supposed to be away gettting looked at.i have already contacted the trading standards regarding the problem due to the salesman saying he didnt have to do anythign to it as it doesnt have a warranty (if the gaps the problem i suspect it has been bodged up to get the car sold and away due to the nature for them when i took it back ) they also mot ' d it for me and it should not have passed because the back drop links on the anti roll bars are knackered so vosa is involved with the mot garage to .since thursday its been a total pain having to deal with it and its took the fun i have had since i got it away and i now wish i never bought the thing ( so does the missus )

 

so any pics of the bottom front of the engine would be a great help to me or even if anyone knows if it should or shouldnt be there ( the gap ).i dont have the car so i cant take a pic and post it highlighted so its easier to understand i hope you can understand what i mean lol .

[william_young]

if you were looking up at the sump just a pic of the front of the sump and timing cover please would be great full ill try and get a pic to highlight it need to see if i can get to the garage today and hope the car is outside

[drb5]

I doubt very much you'll be able to work out where exactly it's coming from, without taking the front timing belt covers off.

 

If theres one thing about a Scoob engine thats given me the most grief, its oil leaks. []