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Hi

Noticed it before when I check the oil the top of the tube is always oily (finger ring ) I'm guessing the rubber seal is shot so it's coming out of the top ever so slightly.
Is there a quick fix replacement seal ???

Many thanks in advance

I used self-amalgamating rubber tape for a makeshift rubber seal. It's great stuff for things like that as it kind of congeals together into whatever shape it's pressed into.

It helped, but as people pointed out on here - oil coming out of the top of the dipstick may indicate a problem with too much crankcase pressure.

Cheers

Diesel here crankcase pressure ??

sternal wrote:Cheers

Diesel here crankcase pressure ??

Sorry - my knowledge runs out there!

You may well be correct I have no idea if its the same with a diesel hopefully one of the better informed will let me know .

Bumpty bump bump

There is no pressure in the crankcase, the crankcase breather lets it out.

Re: Oil at top of dipstick tube behind flap
by kevtherev » 3 minutes ago

There is no pressure in the crankcase, the crankcase breather lets it out.

So worn out rubber seal the culprit ?

You must have a tidy engine if that's the only place oil is appearing where it shouldn't

ed_the_robot wrote:You must have a tidy engine if that's the only place oil is appearing where it shouldn't

Wisdom grasshopper!

after having a good search on here it looks like this question has been asked before, O ring missing from the top of the dipstick, checked mine and its missing ! have fitted another so will report back to see if its cured it...

apart from that no known other oil leaks...

Wisdom grasshopper!

I dont get it