What can all this oil be???

[snicko]

Hi guys

Found a pool of oil under the car and on inspection found this...

Is there oil in the thingy inside the spring? Or somewhere else?

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010478.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010478.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010476.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010476.jpg.html)

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010470.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010470.jpg.html)

[growler2058]

May be squirting from the shockie, is there oil around the shockie?

[snicko]

There is oil everywhere. Where on the shockie would I look??

[MudRunnerTD]

have you lifted the bonnet Cathy?

I dont think it is from the shock, it would be all over the spring and its not. It looks like its coming from above.

Pop the bonnet and take a couple of pics directly above that space.

On top of the spring tower there is a cover plate that hides a dish of the top of the tower, if the leak is from above that dish will be full of oil and be leaking down teh bump stop by the looks of it. That rubber thing in the middle of the spring is the bump stop and does nothing but stop the shock from bottoming out. the oil is not coming from it its traveling over or through it.

[snicko]

have you lifted the bonnet Cathy?

I dont think it is from the shock, it would be all over the spring and its not. It looks like its coming from above.

Pop the bonnet and take a couple of pics directly above that space.

I did that first. The second battery is directly over the spot. Cant see anything from above but will go out and take a pic.

[MudRunnerTD]

Post a pic of the shock too snicko

[nissannewby]

Its certainly wet further above that and looks to be leaking through some unused holes in your guard. Do you have a catch can?

Are sure its oil? Is your coolant overflow also in that area?

[snicko]

The shocker


http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010481.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010481.jpg.html)

Above the spring

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010494.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010494.jpg.html)

At first I thought it could have been the catch can but that is dry as. Could it be coolant????

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010493.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010493.jpg.html)

There is yellow stuff everywhere as well.

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/P1010454.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/P1010454.jpg.html)

[nissannewby]

Looks like coolant to me as its dried up a bit in places and the origin of the spill seems to be from your reservoir. Use your sense of smell to help you. Put your finger in the coolant and the leak area and see if they smell the same.

[MudRunnerTD]

yeah that does not look ideal, i reckon its coolant. touch it. it should feel silky kind of oily but not like motor oil. I cant see the Yellow in the pic sorry. Give it a hose off and see if it dries tomorrow, if its coolant then it should wash off fairly well.

That over flow bottle looks like it needs some love mate.

[snicko]

Is coolant green?

[MudRunnerTD]

Is coolant green?

take the lid off and have a look, it comes in a few colours.

[nissannewby]

Is coolant green?

Most of the time but it does some funny things if aerated and when it dries out.

[MudRunnerTD]

If you can see Green its coolant for sure mate, nothing else on the car will be green. I am colour blind so cant really see shades of green there.

[snicko]

Do I need a new one??? Sorry I meant over flow bottle? hahahahaha

Why would it all happen now?? There must be something causing it. Any suggestions?

[snicko]

If you can see Green its coolant for sure mate, nothing else on the car will be green. I am colour blind so cant really see shades of green there.

Green drops are on the bottom of the bump stop and the overflow looks empty.

[nissannewby]

Do I need a new one??? Sorry I meant over flow bottle? hahahahaha

Why would it all happen now?? There must be something causing it. Any suggestions?

Old age and a recent trip on some very bumpy roads.....

[MudRunnerTD]

Mat has the blow off hose broken off that overflow bottle? Should there be a hose connected to that that purges low?

[snicko]

Thanks guys for your help. Will get a new one fitted.

[nissannewby]

Mat has the blow off hose broken off that overflow bottle? Should there be a hose connected to that that purges low?

Thats not actually the overflow. Its the reservoir. The overflow has a yellow cap on it. The opening snicko posted a pic of is like that on all gu with that setup. The reservoir will see cooling system pressure.

Obviously being plastic they dont last forever and become brittle.

[MudRunnerTD]

Thats not actually the overflow. Its the reservoir. The overflow has a yellow cap on it. The opening snicko posted a pic of is like that on all gu with that setup. The reservoir will see cooling system pressure.

Obviously being plastic they dont last forever and become brittle.

So from there ( which is her Radiator cap yeah) a hose should go back to the yellow cap at the other end i can see in teh second last pic yeah? is that hose that is clipped into the top of teh reservoir that seems to go past then down, is that supposed to be going to that cap?

Snicko is there a hose coming from the bottle with the Yellow cap to this bottle anywhere?

[Winnie]

This wouldn't have happened with a 4.2 (you can tell Neville that anyway)

[nissannewby]

So from there ( which is her Radiator cap yeah) a hose should go back to the yellow cap at the other end i can see in teh second last pic yeah? is that hose that is clipped into the top of teh reservoir that seems to go past then down, is that supposed to be going to that cap?

Snicko is there a hose coming from the bottle with the Yellow cap to this bottle anywhere?

The hose that goes to the overflow from the reservoir is in another location. That little spout looking think is just an over flow from the cap if the pressure is exceeded. It could be possible the hose between reservoir and overflow has a problem.

[menace 2]

in the second photo the liquid looks green in colour like coolant dripping from the bottom of the bump stop

[snicko]

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010495.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010495.jpg.html)

Is this where the hose should be?

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010496.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010496.jpg.html)

[nissannewby]

The small hose which is clipped to the side of the reservoir where does this go? It looks as though the little tail that comes out the filler neck which the hose goes onto has broken off.

[MudRunnerTD]

Snicko in that top pic is that hose coming out of the top of the bottle with the yellow lid or from beside it? if it come out the top of that bottle where does the other end go? That is the hose that is clipped along the length of the reservoir bottle and then disappears near your catch can. where does that go?

[MudRunnerTD]

The small hose which is clipped to the side of the reservoir where does this go? It looks as though the little tail that comes out the filler neck which the hose goes onto has broken off.

yeah thats what i was trying to say earlier, but i dont really know these bloody ZD30s and it looks a little different to mine.

[nissannewby]

yeah thats what i was trying to say earlier, but i dont really know these bloody ZD30s and it looks a little different to mine.

Im tired lol. We got there in the end.

[snicko]

Snicko in that top pic is that hose coming out of the top of the bottle with the yellow lid or from beside it? if it come out the top of that bottle where does the other end go? That is the hose that is clipped along the length of the reservoir bottle and then disappears near your catch can. where does that go?

Look what I found

I pull a few hoses and this one came up!!

http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m481/snicko1/Random%20Stuff/AP1010502.jpg (http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/snicko1/media/Random%20Stuff/AP1010502.jpg.html)

Thanks guys for helping me find the problem - much appreciated