Oil leak

[neilybs6369]

Hello people,

I was looking at a 2012 skoda fabia 16 TDI CR estate. The last MOT reported oil leak around the injectors and a slight misting on the sump. Should I run a mile or could it just be breathing? Sorry for the daft question! (Still learning). The has done 26500 genuine miles,

Thanks in advance.. 

[joedemp]

Around injectors could be spillage from oil change as for sump my sump has a fibre cover and an engine undertray so nearly impossible to see actual sump 

[neilybs6369]

Cheers! It would appear very odd to get an injector leak at 26000?

 

[joedemp]

unless they where reconditioned or replaced for some reason I've 174k on my 2011 and it's bone dry at injectors

[Ootohere]

Not that odd as VW Golf 1.6TDI's were suffering from that very thing.

[joedemp]

Just now, Awayoffski said:

Not that odd as VW Golf 1.6TDI's were suffering from that very thing.

 

What year golfs as I'm looking at one(2013) in the morning for work colleague 

[Ootohere]

No idea really Euro 5.

 

Or as Seb had.

http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/318006-so-much-for-german-engineering 

Edited 25 May, 2017 by Awayoffski

[mrgf]

I have been told the injectors on the 3 cyl diesel engine take a lot of vibration so can suffer, wear rapidly and need (fairly costly) replacement.

[Ootohere]

^^^

Some of those with the 1.2litre 55Kw Common Rail diesel from 2011-2014 are part of a proper DVSA (VOSA) Recall.

Fabia & Roomster's.

http://gov.uk/check-if-a-vehicle-has-been-recalled 

http://dft.gov.uk/vosa/recalls/default.asp 

Edited 26 May, 2017 by Awayoffski