Hello folks,
I thought it's about time I introduced myself, unfortunately it comes with a problem.
My name is Ben and i'm located near Wollongong NSW
I've been lurking around Aussie Frogs for a few years now gathering intelligence for the day that something Citroen shaped parks itself in my driveway
I've been on the look out for the right CX or BX for the last few years, but on almost a whim I purchased a 2003 C5 V6 a few days ago as I believe the price was very good.
Unfortunately on the way home I was stopped at a set of lights and I noticed some smoke coming out from under the front of the car.
I pulled over to take a look and the bottom of the engine and sub frame was drenched in oil, some of which was on the exhaust causing the smoke. I think the leak was just an unfortunate co-incidence for me, as the car had just passed a blue slip the day before and I would think that surely it would have been noticed had it been pre existing.
I checked the oil level and it had hardly gone down, I think the leak looks much worse than it actually is, but it's still fairly major. Anyway, I made it home ok, de-greased everything, then went for a short drive to try to determine where it's coming from.
It appears to be coming from the lower timing cover/crank pulley area. Which I suppose could be crank seal or cam seals.
Oil is also getting up higher on the manifold heat shield near the firewall, and on the exhaust near the rear oxygen sensor. I'm not sure how it's getting up there if it's leaking under the timing covers though.
I'm thinking of having a crack at doing the crank and cam seals myself, but i'd hate to get it all apart to find it's coming from somewhere else. However if anyone knows of a guide/tutorial etc to do the job that would be greatly appreciated. I've read it can be done using some bolts as timing pins, but i'm not sure what else might be required. I'm pretty decent mechanically, but having never worked on one of these before i'm a bit hesitant to go diving in.
Are there any other likely places it could be coming from?
I apologize for the lengthy post, but too much info is usually better than to little.
Again, any info or advice will be greatly appreciated
Regards
Ben
PS, just thought id add, other than the above problem, the car was brilliant to drive!
I thought it's about time I introduced myself, unfortunately it comes with a problem.
My name is Ben and i'm located near Wollongong NSW
I've been lurking around Aussie Frogs for a few years now gathering intelligence for the day that something Citroen shaped parks itself in my driveway
I've been on the look out for the right CX or BX for the last few years, but on almost a whim I purchased a 2003 C5 V6 a few days ago as I believe the price was very good.
Unfortunately on the way home I was stopped at a set of lights and I noticed some smoke coming out from under the front of the car.
I pulled over to take a look and the bottom of the engine and sub frame was drenched in oil, some of which was on the exhaust causing the smoke. I think the leak was just an unfortunate co-incidence for me, as the car had just passed a blue slip the day before and I would think that surely it would have been noticed had it been pre existing.
I checked the oil level and it had hardly gone down, I think the leak looks much worse than it actually is, but it's still fairly major. Anyway, I made it home ok, de-greased everything, then went for a short drive to try to determine where it's coming from.
It appears to be coming from the lower timing cover/crank pulley area. Which I suppose could be crank seal or cam seals.
Oil is also getting up higher on the manifold heat shield near the firewall, and on the exhaust near the rear oxygen sensor. I'm not sure how it's getting up there if it's leaking under the timing covers though.
I'm thinking of having a crack at doing the crank and cam seals myself, but i'd hate to get it all apart to find it's coming from somewhere else. However if anyone knows of a guide/tutorial etc to do the job that would be greatly appreciated. I've read it can be done using some bolts as timing pins, but i'm not sure what else might be required. I'm pretty decent mechanically, but having never worked on one of these before i'm a bit hesitant to go diving in.
Are there any other likely places it could be coming from?
I apologize for the lengthy post, but too much info is usually better than to little.
Again, any info or advice will be greatly appreciated
Regards
Ben
PS, just thought id add, other than the above problem, the car was brilliant to drive!