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Old 04-18-2026, 05:34 AM   #1
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Underside oil leak from circular outlet

Can anyone please identify this outlet and why I have oil dripping from it? It's situated on the right hand rear of the engine underside close to the exhaust header/manifold.
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Old 04-20-2026, 03:47 AM   #2
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I have now discovered that this item is the engines bottom timing chain tensioner (1of 3 on the engine), new seals are available for it but this one had a small hole corroded through the centre body of the assembly so I will replace it with a new component.
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Old 04-21-2026, 02:58 AM   #3
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They do have a different partnumber for MY99 onwards, be sure to get the right one.
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Old 04-21-2026, 03:45 PM   #4
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Please remember that before you replace the O-ring on that tensioner, you will need to lock up the cams..

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