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[FARRANTINO]

hi i hav a oil leak and it seems to coming from the fuel pump area and i was wonderin were exactly were its comin from any suggestion please

[sqweaka]

hi i hav a oil leak and it seems to coming from the fuel pump area and i was wonderin were exactly were its comin from any suggestion please

prob the gasket between the pump and the block there shuld be a plastic spacer between the pump and the block with a paper gasket either side of it .
easy fix

[Big_Adam]

COULD also be either the rocker cover gasket as their a bugger to seat at the back or it could be for the gear box selector rod thing's.

The bit that connects the gear stick to the gearbox.

Or it could be the pump.

[FARRANTINO]

hi i hav a oil leak and it seems to coming from the fuel pump area and i was wonderin were exactly were its comin from any suggestion please

prob the gasket between the pump and the block there shuld be a plastic spacer between the pump and the block with a paper gasket either side of it .
easy fix

how do i get to it easily espically the left hand bolt

[fikus01]

spanner or socket usually good enuf!!

[FARRANTINO]

:'( right fitted new fuel pump and i still have a leak what else couldit be :'(

[fikus01]

what cc is it?? could be tappet chest covers if its 998, could be driveshaft oil seal if its 998 or 1275!!

[FARRANTINO]

its a 998cc and where and what are the tappet chest covers

[fikus01]

above the fuel pump on both sides at the back of the engine!!

[FARRANTINO]

ill try 2mox cheers

[Jammy]

:'( right fitted new fuel pump and i still have a leak what else couldit be :'(

Why did you think it was coming through the fuel pump?? If you think logically about it, if you were getting oil in your fuel pump your engine would be running very poorly, since oil would be getting into the mixture, and your sump properly would have exploded by now, because you'd be getting petrol in an area where a lot of metal is meshing and grinding together (the gearbox).

Best thing to do when trying to find a leak is to clean the area where the leak is coming from (either a pressure washer, or preferably just some soapy water/Gunk and a hose). Run the engine for a few minutes and see where there is fresh oil.

I suspect either the tappet covers, or the gasket between the engine block and gearbox (I've never had a mini that didn't leak from this area).

[FARRANTINO]

fixed the leak it was the inspection cover at the back of the engine