Aygo 2007 Baffle Plate Oil Leak

[bill gates2]

Aygo 2007 baffle plate Oil leak

The baffle plate is located behind the inlet manifold and is a bit involved

The way I did it was

Disconnect Battery

Remove the front bumper

Remove the alternator so you can get the cat out

Remove the all in one exhaust manifold cat assembly

Drain water

Remove the water pipe

Then you get access to the baffle plate

I used the recommended ThreeBond 1207b sealant but I suppose a gasket could be made refit in reverse order

[gizmo999]

Excellent clear and concise post, love the well composed photographs.

Ever thought about making a service manual.

[geezbeez]

Hmm, never seen anything like that before,

baffle plates usually in the sump? But I suppose to make the engine more compact the baffle plate is vertical down the side, kind of like what Ive seen on motorbikes.

Do you think this has been a problem from new. Not enough sealant used to hold the plate on, weeps a bit then eventually gets worse. Had the same problem on a sump on another car not Toyota. No gaskets used, plate is probably fitted by robot in factory.

[bill gates2]

Hmm, never seen anything like that before,

baffle plates usually in the sump? But I suppose to make the engine more compact the baffle plate is vertical down the side, kind of like what Ive seen on motorbikes.

Do you think this has been a problem from new. Not enough sealant used to hold the plate on, weeps a bit then eventually gets worse. Had the same problem on a sump on another car not Toyota. No gaskets used, plate is probably fitted by robot in factory.

Hi geezbeez yes you are right some of the sealant was missing in places hope its fixed now

Bill

[bill gates2]

Excellent clear and concise post, love the well composed photographs.

Ever thought about making a service manual.

Hi gizmo999 thanks ..... i do have the toyota workshop manual but it not as good as photos hope the post helps others

regards

Bill

[kav]

nice jod gates!

photos always help.

[Filby83]

Thanks for this ! just discoverd this on my 08 Aygo. dry dipstick car not burning oil and no oil in water, but i can see how dirty and oily it looks down at the front near the baffle