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oil leak

Posted: Mon May 11, 2020 8:10 am
by rockinsuzuki58
hi everybody i have a problem i was a mechanic years ago i have an oik leak looks like the rear crankshaft seal and lately it has started leaking from what looks like the front crankshaft seal so i checked the rocker cover breather and it was blochen with grey gunge its definately not the head gasket its only because i do short runs it seems better since i cleaned the breather i havent taken the rocker cover off when the engine running the breather on top of the rocker cover is clear any ideas is this a problem with samurais /the breather pipe from the rocker cover goes to the air filter with a t piece but the one from the t piece has been blocked off and the inlet on the manifold blocked off i dont think this is the problem as i have had the anus for 4 years and it was ok then mybe the breather was the problem the engine oil hasnt been changrd fot about 4 years but has not don hardly 200 miles in the last 4 years could it be the thin oil finding the leaks thankyou toy in cyprus

Re: oil leak

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 11:02 am
by rockinsuzuki58
sury someone can help i have cleaned a blocked rocker cover breather an it seems ok now could it have been the breather?

Re: oil leak

Posted: Fri May 15, 2020 11:49 am
by Jordi
If the rocker breather is blocked it will cause inside the rocker cover to pressurise.

The t-piece is supposed to be connect to the PCV valve on the manifold. Not sure of the technical reasons but the valve has a one way style bearing in it that can become coked up.

Definitely worth taking the valve off and making sure it is clean inside and refitting the pipe to it.