oil gathering

[dave406]

I guess that could be just stuff I couldn't clean off however the burning oil smell returned. It is only when going up hill and have to put my foot down. On the flat it's fine

[dave406]

And now the interior fan has stopped working

[dave406]

How much Is this car worth?

[Doggy]

Maybe you've got some oil spillage on the exhaust / turbo and when it's working hard it get's hot then you get the smell?

[dave406]

But why does it only do it going up hills

[benczuk]

Something dripping on something hot when your car is at that angle, the rest of the time it just misses it?

[dave406]

either way its fate has now been sealed im fixing the fan and trying to fix the oil leak then its going up for sale - it is going wrong every other month

[Captain Jack]

Interior fan is an easy fix - needs a new regulator (resistor pack in old money).

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/251776305363

It will be behind the dash in the centre - you can get to it from the passenger side (a bit snuggly there but not too bad). 10 minutes to replace.

[dave406]

I to replace the resistor on the board about 5 months ago. Creative actually gone again? Looks to be coming from the top gear engine running down possibly be rocker cover gasket i guess if the cam gasket the next block down captain jack i know you replaced one before your old car how much does it cost and would you be able to help

[Captain Jack]

It could be the rocker cover gasket but mine wasn't faulty, so it was a wasted effort. You should be able to see if that's where the oil is indeed coming from. Not a hard job but a bit time consuming as the timing belt covers have to come off (and they are a pain).

[dave406]

I have narrowed down the issue to the back of the engine oil is running down the block and going onto the turbo\exhaust manifold. Which is then burning but I can't see if it's the rocker or the next gasket down

[Captain Jack]

The next gasket down would be the head gasket... which would be bad news. But it seems unlikely at this point if your engine is actually running fine with no coolant loss etc.

[dave406]

I thought there was another like the one you found by the injectors sticking out

[Captain Jack]

That's the head... (I think)

[dave406]

I thought it was rocker giver then metal which. Has cam in it then the head then the head gasket. I might do the rocker and see if the stops it but there is so much pilot downnthere invisible hard to tell. Will post some pictures in a bit but might do rocker incase. Cj up for helping me?