POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
Can someone point me in the right direction for detecting this small oil leak? It's on the left hand side and shows just a few drinks over 24 hours.
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YOUR RESEARCHOil leak left side of engine
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POST 2Original post
To pinpoint it, you will have to give it a good clean, and then look again. But by looking at your picture, your leak might be coming from the tensioner. It has an o-ring an a crash washer that can fail over time. Aspecialy if the tensioner was removed in the past, and the two were not replaced with new ones.
POST 3Original post
There's a Variocam cover on the left side. You might check to see if the leak originates there ... I have a small leak that starts under that cover (a seal, I assume) and drips a small amount from the area you've indicated.
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