Hi Guys,
My partners ML has developed a huge oil leak with the engine running, it's coming from the bell housing area, gearbox has been removed, crankshaft seal has been replaced (even though it was fine).
Eventually traced the leak to a hole about the size of a pea in the bell housing, this is a proper hole made dueing the casting process, it has not appeared afterwards, the are no bolt holes or cover plates missing.
The dealer has never had this problem before, WIS and EPC show no mention of it, as presumably it comes sealed with the bell housing, we first thought that it may have had some sort of core plug in it for oil pressure???.
The hole is about 11 o clock looking at the flywheel direction, there will be no problem making a sealing plate for it, drilling and tapping the bell housing, just curious what was originally there and what it did.
Any ideas????
Will take a picture of it tommorow when the car gets recovered back here for repair.
Bob
My partners ML has developed a huge oil leak with the engine running, it's coming from the bell housing area, gearbox has been removed, crankshaft seal has been replaced (even though it was fine).
Eventually traced the leak to a hole about the size of a pea in the bell housing, this is a proper hole made dueing the casting process, it has not appeared afterwards, the are no bolt holes or cover plates missing.
The dealer has never had this problem before, WIS and EPC show no mention of it, as presumably it comes sealed with the bell housing, we first thought that it may have had some sort of core plug in it for oil pressure???.
The hole is about 11 o clock looking at the flywheel direction, there will be no problem making a sealing plate for it, drilling and tapping the bell housing, just curious what was originally there and what it did.
Any ideas????
Will take a picture of it tommorow when the car gets recovered back here for repair.
Bob