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Old 19th December 2015, 10:47 AM
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The leak down by the oil filter is going to be the oil cooler, a very common failure as you may find by reading the forum. The usual failure is a plastic pipe between the cooler and the engine, but that usually results in loss of coolant. Oil down there would suggest one of the seals has failed between the cooler and block, its major surgery to repair based on the invoice I had with the old D2.
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