Engine oil leak cured

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SimonBrown
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#1 Engine oil leak cured

Post by SimonBrown » Sun Sep 21, 2025 9:04 pm

My Series 2 has been suffering from a rear main oil leak for a number of years, but only after a motorway run when thoroughly hot.
I have recently changed the engine oil from 20w50 to 20w60 (Westway because of high zddp content).
The only spec difference I can see is that 20w60 retains better viscosity when hot.
After a 50 mile, mostly motorway trip today, the leak appears to have stopped, previously there would have been a small but significant pool of oil under the car, and all over the exhaust.
If, like me, you are struggling with a hot oil leak this may help
Simon
Simon Brown
1969 E Type Series 2 OTS
2013 F Type V6 Convertible
1975 Honda 400 Four

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