[T2] Leaking oil - from the front t?!?!

[Jim Denton]

Unless you have a front mounted coil cooler there isn't going to be any
engine oil up front.  Most likely the steering gear is leaking.  Seals are
available for the gear, but I can't remember from whom.

I guess a partially disassembled AC unit could drip some oil as well.


On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Dave Horrigan <davehorrigan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I assume it's steering box oil. This is the same as gear oil and has a
> weird smell, unlike any engine oil (well mine does anyway). As to why there
> are two separate drips, not sure, but maybe it's running along something
> and picking up dirt on the way?
>
> Dave
>
>
> On 15 August 2014 10:38, John Burneskis <john.burneskis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > My '78 Westy seems to be leaking oil from the front.
> >
> > It appears as engine oil.
> >
> > Last observation, which really threw me, has a 2 square inch spot of
> fresh
> > engine oil (color and texture) an a 1 square inch spot of BLACK oil
> > deposit.
> >
> > A month earlier, I dropped and cleaned the front splash pan because I was
> > looking for the source of the leak.  Now, after the bus was sitting for a
> > month, and after a local 10 mile run, I see the same 'engine oil'
> dropping,
> > but now, 12 inches along side of the fresh engine oil dropping, I see a
> > BLACK oil spot
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