help please small oil leak

[horgantrevor]

HI

Can any one shead some light on this problem i have a small oil leak just above my alternator on left hand side of a w202 early model 94'' . the rocker is dry but i think its comming from the head from the block and rocker . if so its very strange as no loss in power just a little leak . may be their is a bearing or something i cant see .

if i could get the russian link for the w202 eng it would be great .

i hope its some thing small as i love the car .

ps thank you malcom i know this one will be answered by you

 

[horgantrevor]

any ideas guys

any one got the link for the russian site for picture of the engine

 

[television]

What engine please in you car or the C class type number

 

[television]

Though I do not know yet what engine you have, most of the leaks are from where the timing cover meets the head, its just a crankshaft pulley off and then the cover. I do have some job sheets, just waiting for the info on the engine type

 

[horgantrevor]

its a c alass C180 YEAR 1994

THANK YOU MALCOM

 

[horgantrevor]

Ill get the detils for you off the engine tommorrow if you need it thank you again

 

[television]

http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb2.as....418&VIN=*&CT=M&cat=19K&SID=01&SGR=030&SGN=05

This is the 111 cover, I do not have info printed off, just remind me tomorrow night and I will print off what I have on doing this job

 

[horgantrevor]

the detailsyou need could be what as a lot of numbers on plate

 

[horgantrevor]

i have

0087968........ 4
202018......... 20
12.........
001........ 027
134962........ 341
8 247........

 

[horgantrevor]

i hope this helps

 

[Dec]

We seem to have the same jalopy, I also have a small leak just like you but will be leave it for now till it gets worse.
You can put your VIN number in here… http://www.detali.ru/cat/oem_mb.asp

Dec

 

[C220GJS]

Common fault on the M111 engine fitted to your car and mine , it's a complex joint between the head/block and timing cover which leaks.The only real solution is to remove the head and timing cover and rebuild.
Is it really worth the work and expense for a small oil leak which will probably not get any worse in my experience?.Only you can decide.

 

[Dec]

Good advice George, a small leak can look a lot worse than it is, in my case I seem to be loosing very little oil indeed.

Dec

 

[horgantrevor]

thanks guys but my leak was a small one and only recently i seen more and more oil when i looked last nite their was a droplet of oil ready to fall and the underside of the sump was really wet more then the norm .
so i hope i can fix im good with hands and have striped engines before changed heads and so on .

if i can get a drawing from the russian site on the engine part gone and details how to go about getting at it , i would be delighted and of course any tip and tricks people have learned when changing theis part .

thanks again lads

trev

 

[kth286]

On the 6 cylinder 104 engines of the same period there was a Merc technical bulletin about oil leaks.

Instructing a reduction in oil level to a MAX of half way between min and max on dipstick (on level ground).

It eliminated the oil leak on my car about 50k miles ago and nothing since.

Try it on yours.

 

[horgantrevor]

thx i have a look

 

[horgantrevor]

can you help malcom with details of w202 engine from russian site
thx

 

[television]

I can print you off a paper on doing this job, but I have been away a couple of days, I have made a note to do it, if I forget please just ask me tomorrow and I will do it

 

[fouskos]

You can also check if this leak comes from the crankshaft seal...

 

[horgantrevor]

i will thx , malcom and any help is greatfull thank you again guys