Hi I have a oil leak at front n/s just below intercooler pipe ( the metal ribbed part as you look down ) not losing alot but drips out when I park on slope ?? Any ideas as alot of answers are on the other Central pipe cheers ,,,,

You did say Any Ideas did you not. Park on the flat  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

I do like my fun.

Oil leaks are notorious for using gravity and engine blown air to spread. Its an old fashioned idea but you need to clean off the engine or specific area and look to establish where it comes from.

As the air intake pipes do get oil build up I would remove what you can of that system and give the pipes a thorough clean. A bit of oil in the pipes is normal. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

I believe that oil leaks are now part of the MOT, my wife got an advisory on it last time. I don't know the failure criteria but worth cleaning up in any case. 3 x FL1 2 manual + 1 auto
5 x FL2 4 manual + 1 auto
Now Discovery Sport P250 MHEV SE

Good point Dorset, its going to subjective though as misting is far from dripping. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Last edited by Yorky Bob on 4th Jan 2019 11:49 am. Edited 1 time in total

dorsetfreelander wrote:

I believe that oil leaks are now part of the MOT, my wife got an advisory on it last time. I don't know the failure criteria but worth cleaning up in any case.

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8.4.1 Fluid leaks

You must check for fluid leaks on all vehicles other than Class 3. You should do this with the engine idling.

A leak of fluids such as engine coolant, screen wash and fluid required for Selective Catalyst Reduction aren't reasons for failure. You should fail a vehicle if a fluid leak creates a pool on the floor within 5 minutes that's more than 75mm in diameter or if there are many leaks which collectively leak fluid at the same rate.

You can refuse to carry out the test if there's an excessive fluid leak. For details see item 4 in the 'Introduction' of this inspection manual.

Thanks for the ideas been investigating and seems to be that pipe somehow and my big meat hands are not getting in there ! So may leave and see as seems to have no loss of power cheers,,,,