S14 Oil leak

My m3 is peeing oil out when its hot on a run. seems to be out of the front of the block round the timing case but behind the power steering pump area, it then runs down and back and all over the sump, rack, etc.

thought it may be the timing case seal but having cleaned that area behind the pulley it seems to be more towards the pump...any ideas?

Top and bottom sump bolts are prone to coming loose. AFAIR you can't tighten all the top sump bolts without removing the bottom sump.

If the hidden ones come completely undone they fall into the bottom of the sump!

yes mate, been on euro they are showing low stock whatever that means - just going to try camberley website. bit of a pig to get off, nuts were "F T " ! to say the least...would rather put a new one on.

btw, i recon the leak is the bottom gasket - last night i took the belly pan off and cleaned it all thoroughly - today its had a 30 mile run and its come out of there and run round the "bottom" sump.

Simon, i'll try euro in the morning and G&F, if i get stuck i'll shout ya..ta

Hoover wrote: SHEPSM3 wrote: Hoover wrote: bloody ell....starters knacked to. where can i get one of them on a sat? I thought it might be.... sounded like it had nails in it! lol... Do you have a Camberley Auto Factors, APD or Euro Car Parts near you? Try one of them   Paul, everything was going swimmingley, found a starter in redhill, jumped in the RS, grabbed mi owd starter and flew over there, back for lumch time, stuck it on , carbon plenum on, tinkered a bit , strut brace on, battery connected, fired up sweet as you like....but no radio or computer. keeps blowin the fuse 7.5, must have a short. any ideas?

Damn that bloody radio (and your wiring!)  There is nothing you have done here to upset the radio/computer circuit, so it is a weird one. When does it blow? when you turn the engine over?

Hoover wrote: no mate, as soon as you connect the battery, so its a perm live one!, eh...and whats up with my wiring

Nothing ... Ummm, I don't know. Just have a close look at what you did when you changed the starter. I can't think of anything you would have disturb'd.

Try removing the radio and disconnecting it and see if the fuse still blows, if it does, then it isn't that LOL.

Hoover wrote: i'm wondering if any part of the loom is close - like the gang of wires above that go through the bulkhead - it must be something ive disturbed, the rubber belows round the loom is very perished and  and falling appart..

Hmm, yeah, I hear where you are coming from. Looks like some stripping back is called for

Anyway, what you want the radio for? The engine makes its own music