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#Post#: 89844--------------------------------------------------
Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: wavey
Date: June 24, 2014, 3:32 am
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Having just had an engine rebuild (paid for by the
:smiley-furious: blue box people using genuine parts >Htlr<) I
now appear to have what appears to be oil splatter from the
exhaust on startup.. There's no cloud of smoke and it seems to
be running ok. Is it just a case of needing a bit of running in
- or is there something wrong? Ive done about 25 miles since
the engine rebuild..
Ta
#Post#: 89852--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: puddlejumper
Date: June 24, 2014, 5:00 am
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It's probably just due to the rebuild and the oiling of valve
guides etc, more than happy to have a look at it if it's any
help, I'm just up the road from you
#Post#: 89856--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: wavey
Date: June 24, 2014, 5:24 am
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Ill be giving it a good run out over the weekend - It's the Fire
Engine/Vintage Vehicle Rally at Preston Park - so hopefully it
will clear it. If not ill give you a holler.
#Post#: 89892--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: puddlejumper
Date: June 25, 2014, 2:11 am
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Sounds like a good weekend, will try and get along to it if I
can and will say hello if I do
#Post#: 89893--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: drumlisden
Date: June 25, 2014, 2:18 am
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Is it diesel or petrol? Might be a breather pipe or diesel leak
off pipe.
#Post#: 89897--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: puddlejumper
Date: June 25, 2014, 2:54 am
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I'm sure it's a petrol
#Post#: 89898--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: wavey
Date: June 25, 2014, 3:10 am
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Yes 2.25l petrol 5mb recently rebuilt.
#Post#: 89901--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: RMS
Date: June 25, 2014, 3:32 am
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Are you sure it's oil? Could be just condensation in the exhaust
which gets blown out with a bit of carbon on start-up :-?
#Post#: 89902--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: wavey
Date: June 25, 2014, 3:42 am
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If it is its very damp and silky smooth.. kinda like oil.. Ive
never known it to do this in all the years ive had it..
#Post#: 89903--------------------------------------------------
Re: Oil Splatter maybe?
DIR By: wavey
Date: June 25, 2014, 3:47 am
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The other thing is that the rear steps and rear quarter of the
tub is getting covered in streaks and splatter too - if it was
carbon it would wash off pretty easily with just water? whereas
this seems to take a bit of effort.
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