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From: Noddy on 22 May 2010 09:39

"XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> AU Series 3. I'd suggest the front seal is gone as well as the rear seal
> on the gearbox. Should they decide not to fix I will take it to transport
> office for the roadworthy which was obviously dodgy as hell considering
> the level of sludge under it and the clear leak from the gearbox onto the
> exhaust.

You might want to check that your PC valve isn't blocked or stuck, as while
front pulley seals can go at random they can be helped along quite quickly
by a pcv that's not doing it's job.

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From: Jason James on 22 May 2010 10:27

"XR8 Sprintless" <xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well the head gasket news was good, but after a 75km run today there is
> oil pissing out of the front of the motor....
>
> Photos
>
> http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x21/xr8_sprint/Car023.jpg
> http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x21/xr8_sprint/Car013.jpg
> http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x21/xr8_sprint/Car012.jpg
> http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x21/xr8_sprint/Car017.jpg
>
> I guess it's back to the dealer on Monday to argue the point. The car
> officially runs out of statutory warranty on Monday....

That's a fair bit of oil. The front crankshaft-seal, can be leaking
substantial amounts of oil, yet appear relatively dry. Reason is the oil is
flung off the pulley in tiny rivulets.

Jason


From: hippo on 22 May 2010 19:29
XR8 Sprintless wrote:
>
> Well the head gasket news was good, but after a 75km run today there is
> oil pissing out of the front of the motor....
>
> Photos
>
> http://fat.ly/ad9ie
> http://fat.ly/3yh8k
> http://fat.ly/p80jh
> http://fat.ly/pri1y
>
> I guess it's back to the dealer on Monday to argue the point. The car
> officially runs out of statutory warranty on Monday....
>
>
>

This could be worth your while checking out.
In NSW at least, all wty items (so fit for puropose stuff; not wear and
tear items) that are notified within the warranty period remain wty items
until they are fixed. We had a car some years ago with a 3mth/5000Km wty
that was finally signed off from "backwards and forwards to the dealer
land" after five and a half months and nearly 10,000Kms. From memory, the
off road time got added to the wty period, but that may have been a
goodwill issue. Cheers

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From: XR8 Sprintless on 24 May 2010 00:18
On 22/05/2010 11:39 PM, Noddy wrote:
> "XR8 Sprintless"<xr8_sprint(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4bf7d06d$0$8778$c3e8da3(a)news.astraweb.com...
>
>> AU Series 3. I'd suggest the front seal is gone as well as the rear seal
>> on the gearbox. Should they decide not to fix I will take it to transport
>> office for the roadworthy which was obviously dodgy as hell considering
>> the level of sludge under it and the clear leak from the gearbox onto the
>> exhaust.
>
> You might want to check that your PC valve isn't blocked or stuck, as while
> front pulley seals can go at random they can be helped along quite quickly
> by a pcv that's not doing it's job.
>
It's back at the dealers now with a list...

1. Front crankshaft seal leaking
2. Sump leaking from seal
3. Gearbox leak onto exhaust.
4. Diff now is leaking as well.
5. still not starting properly in the mornings. Although I did discover
that I could remove the battery connections without a spanner and have
now cleaned and tightened them up. It may make a difference.

I also gave them a letter outlining the faults along with photographic
evidence and demanding that they respond in writing outlining the
repairs to be undertaken and the warranty on those repairs as is
required by law in Qld. Manager was not happy to see me.....
From: Feral on 24 May 2010 01:09
XR8 Sprintless wrote:

> I also gave them a letter outlining the faults along with photographic
> evidence and demanding that they respond in writing outlining the
> repairs to be undertaken and the warranty on those repairs as is
> required by law in Qld. Manager was not happy to see me.....

CarMick Ford?

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