Oil Leak

[mickey]

Took my car over the pits today (R34 GTR Vspec) and the inspector noticed a small oil leak coming from the passenger front side, looks to be dripping from quite far away and in front of the gear box (so it's not from the gearbox). It's slowly accumulating on the black bottom sway bar.

Any idea what it could be? Is there a common leakage point around there? I'm taking the car in for a service next week and I want to advise them to check it out but at the same time I don't want to be ripped if they suggest changing 100 parts.

cheers!

edit: on that note, any handy R34 GTR servicing places in Perth recommended by anyone?

Edited October 10, 2008 by mickey

[-Dukes-]

Rocker cover probably...

Mine was leaking when I got my car fixed at ultra tune for an hours labor and parts.

Just degrease it and take it straight to the inspectors. That is what I did to my pulsar (auto trans gasket leaking) and Torana (rear main seal pissing oil out, Diff was covered in oil, gearbox and exhaust were covered with oil from the rocker cover breakers) and they passed just fine.

[mickey]

cheers, i'll see what they suggest

how much is such a problem likely to cost?

[whitegt33]

mine was fixed $150,replaced two rubber seals

[cuppas]

put the car up again, grab a leadlight and have a good look at the area its coming from

find the highest spot where theres oil, that should be where the leak originates

[R32 Driver]

Rbs generally leak/have oil seep through the rocket cover on the 5th/6th cylinder

just look all the way from the top of the leak till you find the source

[mickey]

it was the rocker cover in the end apparently just needed some tightening

[EVL-R33]

I had similar problem, glad to see you fixed it..

Edited November 15, 2008 by EVL-R33