R56 oil leak, what is this cover?
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oil leak, what is this cover?
Hey guys. New member here and new a mini owner as well, so please forgive me haha.. I've noticed I have an oil leak coming from this area and I believe I've narrowed it down to this point. I'm not sure what this is a cover for but the 4th bolt ( on bottom not shown) looks to have a spacer and what seems to be a bolt hole going into the block. The bolt holding this cover on is not long enough and I believe should be plugging this hole. Can anyone tell me if this is correct or if I'm missing something that should be plugging this hole. Currently waiting on a service manual just hoping someone can give me some insight since I have no idea what this cover is for and what should be behind it . Thanks in advance
^this is the cover^
Round object in picture
the cover (or whatever it is) is below the
factory rubber inlet hose, right behind
the inlet to the turbo.
^this is the cover^
Round object in picture
the cover (or whatever it is) is below the
factory rubber inlet hose, right behind
the inlet to the turbo.
Last edited by Spool-n-R56; 10-08-2013 at 05:40 PM.
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I believe if you undo those bolts the pump comes off not the cover, I have also read that if that pump is not lubricated it will fail, this is a bad thing to happen. Hopefully Way can step in and advise, but oil leaking means oil not lubricating.
Last edited by scubbysnacks; 10-09-2013 at 03:48 AM.
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finally got around to pulling the vacuum pump off today with the bad weather and being sick outta my way. My leak definitely seems to be from here. I think the o-ring between the pump and the head is fine, though I did pull it out and flip it since it seemed a little flat on the one side. I believe the leak is coming from the cover held on to the pump and from what I've found online, there's another o-ring. Is there any where I can order this other o-ring.. I think I read that it was orange.
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