What Does This Leak Mean?

[ritch]

I'm getting 2 drips that fall to the ground coming from around the center of the engine and about 4 inches in front of the sump, its not a major amount of oil just small drips. when the car is off for a while the dripping stops?

i recenlty had the rocker gasket, crankshaft seal and driveshaft seal replaced so im hoping its not coming from there again

im taking it to get looked at again at some point, just wondering if i can hold off on it a while until i need something else done as well or is it a good idea to find out what it is straight away?

cheers

[Boro Sera]

If there's a leak it's always a good idea to find out what the problem is straight away. If you know what the problem is then you can decide yourself how urgent the fix would be - but if it turns out to be something majorish you could be putting the engine at risk by leaving it too long. New engines ain't cheap !

[darbo]

I'm getting 2 drips that fall to the ground coming from around the center of the engine and about 4 inches in front of the sump, its not a major amount of oil just small drips. when the car is off for a while the dripping stops?

i recenlty had the rocker gasket, crankshaft seal and driveshaft seal replaced so im hoping its not coming from there again

im taking it to get looked at again at some point, just wondering if i can hold off on it a while until i need something else done as well or is it a good idea to find out what it is straight away?

cheers

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I could be wrong but it's worth checking the cooling pipe for your power steering, you can see it clearly if you look into the vents in the bumper just under your front reg plate, it's a solid pipe that's situated there to cool the power steering fluid, only downside is it's open to the elements and can corrode, eventually you get tiny pin-ubik holes that although only lose a small amount of oil they do get worse eventually...i know this because i've just had to repair mine after leaving it a few months, it's not a big job by any means so long as you have access to a gas welder to cover the holes, even easier if you can pick a replacement up.