v6 oil leak

Brett1961 · 10th July 2015, 16:01

Hi all. The latest thing I'm trying to tackle on my "to do " list is my oil leak. The cars always had it during my ownership and was even mentioned in the ebay details as being present beforehand. Its a small drip but means the car " marks its territory" wherever I park up :-)
Do any v6 owners know of any common leaks that it could be ?
The drips are always from where the oil cooler (?) Bolts to the sump but the pipes going into this are dry. I know that if the car is left for a long time . I.e. months. Theres very little oil left in the sump so the leak is obviously low down.
I dont want to randomly start taking things off because with the kind of luck I usually have I'll end up breaking something.
I would include photos but not sure how to do this on my phone

thanks

Brett

DMGRS · 10th July 2015, 16:23

Low down is usually pretty obvious stuff - sump plug (is the washer fitted) or sump gasket.

Also, the dipstick seal on the V6 can leak - the dipstick actually enters the sump at a level below the normal oil level, so if the seal is duff it'll leak.

Brett1961 · 10th July 2015, 16:30

The dipstick seal sounds like a possibility. Is a replacement seal available ?

Typhoon190 · 10th July 2015, 17:24

I might be wrong, but I think it's just a rubber o ring in the black/red locking collar, same as the ones on the inlet manifold.

10th July 2015, 16:01	#1
Brett1961 Regular poster 75 tourer connoisseur 2.5 V6 Auto Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: airdrie Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	v6 oil leak Hi all. The latest thing I'm trying to tackle on my "to do " list is my oil leak. The cars always had it during my ownership and was even mentioned in the ebay details as being present beforehand. Its a small drip but means the car " marks its territory" wherever I park up :-) Do any v6 owners know of any common leaks that it could be ? The drips are always from where the oil cooler (?) Bolts to the sump but the pipes going into this are dry. I know that if the car is left for a long time . I.e. months. Theres very little oil left in the sump so the leak is obviously low down. I dont want to randomly start taking things off because with the kind of luck I usually have I'll end up breaking something. I would include photos but not sure how to do this on my phone thanks Brett

10th July 2015, 16:23	#2
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10th July 2015, 16:30	#3
Brett1961 Regular poster 75 tourer connoisseur 2.5 V6 Auto Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: airdrie Posts: 64 Thanks: 8 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	oil leak The dipstick seal sounds like a possibility. Is a replacement seal available ?

10th July 2015, 17:24	#4
Typhoon190 This is my second home MG ZT-T 190 Monogram Typhoon Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 4,707 Thanks: 328 Thanked 557 Times in 443 Posts	I might be wrong, but I think it's just a rubber o ring in the black/red locking collar, same as the ones on the inlet manifold.