306 Meridain Hg Leaking

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

basically my 306 meridian 1.4 is leaking oil prefusly from the front drivers side of the head (checked the cam oil seal and that is fine) so i guess its either the hg or crank seal.? i would rule out crank seal as the oil is too far up, but you never know eh

 

the car doesnt overheat but i have noticed some small amount of mayo in the coolant tank but only very minimal

 

was really just wondering how easy the job was? or anything i should look out for?

 

also seeing as mine is a 2001 y reg ph3 what engine type is it? tu.....

 

can someone delete one of these posts please, somehow i managed to post it twice.

 

cheers mods

[allye 530 3 Cars]

Small 8v TU engine in big 306 bay, will be nice and easy! Doing it in a 205 is fairly easy. Really good engines to work on.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

yeah it does look like there is plenty of space to get around, and only one cam to deal with plus i can leave both manifolds on to remove the head?

 

are they iron block or alloy?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

yeah it does look like there is plenty of space to get around, and only one cam to deal with plus i can leave both manifolds on to remove the head?

 

are they iron block or alloy?

 

 

Yer leave both mani's on, I believe all the later ones are iron blocks. Also parts are cheapy cheap!

[swordfish210 20]

The main oil seal on the HG (just by the alternator) is a common failure point on the TU engines. When you put the new gasket on put a sliver of some good gasket sealant around it to help it seal.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

The main oil seal on the HG (just by the alternator) is a common failure point on the TU engines. When you put the new gasket on put a sliver of some good gasket sealant around it to help it seal.

 

yeah i did read that somewhere.

 

i have some wellseal left over from doing the 6 engine so will use that.

 

can i get away with reusing the bolts?

[allye 530 3 Cars]

can i get away with reusing the bolts?

 

 

I did on my old engine in the rallye and was fine all the time I had it. Although I seem to remember some people suggesting to change them, its not vital as they arn't stretch bolts, up to you!

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

at the end of the day its just a cheap runabout until the 205 gets finished (the mg hasnt got enoguh seats for the family ) and i did just contemplate leaving it and topping it up when it needs it, but its getting worse and leaving a massive oil patch in my parking space and pretty much everywhere i stop.

 

i think i will take my chances

[swordfish210 20]

I'm pretty sure they are strech bolts I can buy sets from my local motorfactors for £11 so i don't see why you would use the old ones when they're so cheap

[welshpug 1,661]

I think they are on the alloy block but not the iron ones, there's usually a spec for them on autodata and haynes so you can check the length to gauge whether they are re-usable, though as Mark said at £11 its probably not worth faffing.

[pugpete1108 62 1 Cars]

there is a full head kit on ebay for £25 posted which has bolts and all gaskets for the head so i will just buy that.

 

next weekend it is then