Bit of an oil leak

[A L 3 X]

Carat starting to piss me off now, had it on the ramp today and noticed some oil down the bottom of the gearbox where it mates to the engine, so naturally I thought the crank seal had gone again, however it looks to start from just below the oil pressure t piece for my oil pressure sender and oil pressure gauge

Could this be something that's developed a leak as it wasn't doing it when I first fitted the t piece and gauge?

But recently I've noticed the gauge spiking randomly?

I've got some pics but as the photobucket app doesn't work on iOS 7 I'll upload them later

[mikey4410]

If the oil seals gone it will be puttiing oil on ure clutch and that will be slipping noticabley.

[AdamB]

Did you put any PTFE tape or similar around the threads of the sender going into the block?

[A L 3 X]

Only did the oil seal a year ago and nah it's not slipping

I used loctite would ptfe be better?

[AdamB]

Am not too sure with loctite tbh as I've never used it, always used PTFE tape and never had a problem. Someone who has used it with liquids before may be able to provide a better answer though.

[mikey4410]

Ptfe tape is brill ,just used it the other day on my new sard regulator which was leaking.

It works a treat

[A L 3 X]

Hmm I may be best to use this then, the oil leak starts around there and is not all around the side of the engine at that point, and isn't any higher so I assume it must be this

[AdamB]

Might be worth cleaning off around that area and taking it for a little drive and see if it comes back, that way you know for sure

[Socks]

Clean area.

Go for drive

Check to see where leak is coming from...

[A L 3 X]

We cleaned it yesterday but it was hard to get into the area by the pressure sensor, it's come back at the bottom and it's all wet and oily just under the pressure sensor

[AdamB]

Does sound like its not sealing properly.

Have you just got a T piece fitted or have you got one of those remote mounting kits?

[A L 3 X]

I've just got a t piece mate but I've just ordered a remote kit so hopefully this will help solve the issue

[A L 3 X]

Finally managed to upload the pics:

[AdamB]

Looks like its leaking quite bad mate.

[A L 3 X]

yeah it isn't exactly minor, I assume when I come on boost its forcing it out, looking at the last pic would you say its coming from there? As its nowhere above it

[A L 3 X]

Just to mention I did look around the area where the head gasket seals to the block on this side of the engine as ive read about athenas leaking, but doesn't appear to be coming from any higher than the oil pressure part of the block :/ Just seems a fair bit of oil for that

[AdamB]

It does look a bit moist around that area, but if its not coming from any further up then it sells itself really. The Athena gaskets have been known to leak there, but 9/10 they will seal themselves on that corner.

[A L 3 X]

Nah it's not coming from any further up, I just hope it's not coming from the hg but like I say doesn't look any further up at all and didn't do it when td fitted the head gasket as far as I know

As soon as my replacement pressure sensor arrives and remote mounting kit I'll get onto stripping that area down

[AdamB]

Try and get hold of some PTFE tape mate for the thread into the block

[A L 3 X]

I will do mate rather than the thread lock