HELP HELP HELP, IM LOSING OIL!

[flat-eric]

drove car about 1 mile to work today, pulled up and oil light came on with coolant temp light?

its pissing oil out from somwhere, at the front of the engine, cant see much but its near the oil filter. any ideas, i dont wanna drive it as its sounding tappety now.

any ideas guys?

[Budji]

could be the filter itself if its come loose, had the rubber seal on one go once on me, just popped out while the car was idling, have to have a closer look asap mate

[MAXIBOY]

does it have an oil cooler could be there on the switch next to the filter. or the filter.

[titcharoony]

difficult one. sounds like filter though mate. common cause of oil loss on most cars. Just clean up as best u can (maybe even jetwash) - and check sump plug and oil filter. My guess would be filter though.

[flat-eric]

looks like its coming from the very top of the oil filter, if i start the car it blows from there with pressure.

[Lunner]

How long since it was last serviced?

[flat-eric]

i've sussed it out, it was the filter. so new filter now on and filled up with oil and its fine but now i have a tappet noise, sounds like an old fiesta!!!!

i've had the cam cover off and all looks ok in there, any ideas??

its doing my head in now! i need a car that works! maybe i should sell the damn thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[katbloke]

prob needs to build the oil back up into the tappets, plus depending on which oil you used some makes make the tappets rattle more ie magnatec

[flat-eric]

well i've just had the worst hour or so of oil and sweat arguments with the clio! and it all turned out to be the wong oil! went from 5w to a thicker semi sythetic and its running like a kitten purrrrrrring!!!!!!!

[Lunner]

Odd one i run 5w40, esp now winter is coming

What you will find tho is a 5w40 is same thickness as a 15w40 at 100 degc, so it will be tappety when warm