Cause of my oil leak

[T5frankie]

well i got home from work this afternoon so i quickly done the oil change for my nice 5w50 fully synthetic, whilst i was working on it i decided to try to get to the cause of my oil leak, i whipped the inlet manifold of and what did i see? the clip was missing off the pipe that connects the pcv box to the block lol, the pipe was on just had nothing clamping it around the hole. so glad it was something easy to sort, i'll finish it tomorrow

[merc85]

Had a similar issue with mine not so long ago, glad you got it sorted

[Brett855tdi]

well i got home from work this afternoon so i quickly done the oil change for my nice 5w50 fully synthetic, whilst i was working on it i decided to try to get to the cause of my oil leak, i whipped the inlet manifold of and what did i see? the clip was missing off the pipe that connects the pcv box to the block lol, the pipe was on just had nothing clamping it around the hole. so glad it was something easy to sort, i'll finish it tomorrow

I have been looking into the po171 code and a few have mentioned the PCV being the culprit ...

[T5frankie]

I have been looking into the po171 code and a few have mentioned the PCV being the culprit ...

this is my other r mate lol,

One thing to note is that my oil smelled quite bad of petrol

[V70 Graham]

Hopefully that will sort it mate, I do love a nice easy cheap fix.

[claymore]

this is my other r mate lol,

One thing to note is that my oil smelled quite bad of petrol

I hope it's not running to rich

[T5frankie]

I hope it's not running to rich

maybe it is, myabe its the fuel reg and the greens?

[claymore]

maybe it is, myabe its the fuel reg and the greens?

bore wash is what finally killed my first engine, so be careful and get a wideband on there.

[Jamest5r]

I hope it's not running to rich

Of course it is, mte stage 2 is not meant for a 3.8 reg, just put the standard one back on Frankie don't want you killing it mate

[mitchyboy01]

bore wash is what finally killed my first engine, so be careful and get a wideband on there.

Wideband worth it's weight in gold mate. First mod that should be done IMO especially when you upgrade the exhaust, do it at the same time. Takes out all the guess work.

[V70 Graham]

bore wash is what finally killed my first engine, so be careful and get a wideband on there.

Wideband worth it's weight in gold mate. First mod that should be done IMO especially when you upgrade the exhaust, do it at the same time. Takes out all the guess work.

I don't mind admitting I don't know what a 'wideband' is.....anyone care to explain please ?

[Jamest5r]

Wideband is an afr gauge.....air fuel ratio tells you how the engine is fueling

[hybriduno]

I just bought mine for £147 delivered.... well worth the money deffo need one Frankie!

[V70 Graham]

Wideband is an afr gauge.....air fuel ratio tells you how the engine is fueling

Cheers Jim, why didn't they just say afr gauge lol

[Jamest5r]

Cheers Jim, why didn't they just say afr gauge lol

You get narrow and wide band the latter gives the wider range of readings hence the name lol

[V70 Graham]

You get narrow and wide band the latter gives the wider range of readings hence the name lol

Thanks, ya learn summat every day.....even at my age !

[t5 pete]

What ever you do dont get the narrow band ones always use a wideband eam and innovative or how ever its spelt seen to be 2 of the best

[Jim S70R]

Glad you managed to get it sorted...

[T5frankie]

Of course it is, mte stage 2 is not meant for a 3.8 reg, just put the standard one back on Frankie don't want you killing it mate

actually ive been running on the standard map

[stribo]

So is the sensor the same as a lambda or a different thing all together, also can it be fitted after the cat, as my new downpipe has 2 lambda bosses, but my car only has 1 lambda.