Nissan Primera Owners Club Nissan Primera Owners Club > General Open Forums - NO TRADING! > Nissan Primera Help & Queries
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Nissan Primera P12 1.8 Rocker Cover Oil leak
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Nissan Primera P12 1.8 Rocker Cover Oil leak

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
Oscarthecat View Drop Down
NPOC Guest
NPOC Guest
Avatar

Joined: 10 Aug 2016
Location: Stoke
Online Status: Offline
Points: 7
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Oscarthecat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Nissan Primera P12 1.8 Rocker Cover Oil leak
    Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 7:00pm
Primera 1.8 P12. Don't know if anyone else has had a similar issue. I've got a big oil leak coming from somewhere on the rocker cover. Now my first thought obviously is the rocker box cover gasket itself but I've wiped the oil away and it seams to be pooling on the top of the rocker cover and running down from the top? I've pulled the coil packs out and they are dry inside so I don't think it's coming from those seals. The only other thing is the seal on the oil filler cap but it seams fine. Any ideas?

Kind regards.
Back to Top
p11primeragt View Drop Down
NPOC Guest
NPOC Guest
Avatar

Joined: 29 Jul 2011
Online Status: Offline
Points: 18750
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote p11primeragt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Mar 2018 at 8:06pm
The solenoid gasket could be leaking.   
Back to Top
Oscarthecat View Drop Down
NPOC Guest
NPOC Guest
Avatar

Joined: 10 Aug 2016
Location: Stoke
Online Status: Offline
Points: 7
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Oscarthecat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Mar 2018 at 8:09am
I'll take a look. Run the car and try and see where it's coming from. It's quite a decent leak, I've gone from a 'dry'engine bay to an oily lump in no time!!!!
Back to Top
Oscarthecat View Drop Down
NPOC Guest
NPOC Guest
Avatar

Joined: 10 Aug 2016
Location: Stoke
Online Status: Offline
Points: 7
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Oscarthecat Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Mar 2018 at 6:57pm
I've found the leak. It's coming from a bolt on top of the rocker cover next to the protrusion for the solenoid? Peeing out it was! I removed it and added a little fibre washer underneath which has seemed to have stemmed the flow. Is this just a bolt to hold the rocker cover on?
Back to Top
p11primeragt View Drop Down
NPOC Guest
NPOC Guest
Avatar

Joined: 29 Jul 2011
Online Status: Offline
Points: 18750
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote p11primeragt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Mar 2018 at 7:29pm
Yeah the solenoid is leaking then..
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

This forum is optimised for a 1024x768 screen resolution

Copyright © 2001-2023 Nissan Primera Owners Club. All rights reserved.