Looking for thoughts on leak under engine block

david cook · Apr 19, 2024

Pls see photo. Curious to hear what you think this very small leak is. Location right under the engine block. Oil levels (coolant) and engine oil seem okay and I am keeping a close eye.

Would appreciate advice on how to narrow this down and potential correction, if any.

Thank you!

powershift · Apr 19, 2024

Pics of the engine would be better than a pic of the ground.

ktm525 · Apr 19, 2024

If stock it could be your LCA hydro bushings giving up the ghost. They are oil filled. Need to get on the ground and get some pics. Feel around with your hands, it's the Land Rover Experience.

ryanjl · Apr 19, 2024

Oil levels (coolant) and engine oil

If you can't even tell what fluid this is, it's going to be really difficult for us to help.

jlglr4 · Apr 19, 2024

Like a ****** mystery. All we see is what‘s left on the garage floor.

If you need help identifying the fluid itself, you’ll have to let us know what it feels like and smells like, i.e., oily or watery, sweet smelling, burnt smelling, etc. Also, looks like it could have mixed with residue on the floor, making ID even more difficult. You might try putting a clean non-absorbent pan of some kind in that spot so you can collect some fluid for ID.

jlglr4 · Apr 19, 2024

Ha…my censored word was m-u-r-d-e-r …. should have known that would get censored.

f1racer328 · Apr 19, 2024

jlglr4 said:
Ha…my censored word was m-u-r-d-e-r …. should have known that would get censored.

The censoring is out of control on this forum -_- a lot of random car terms get censored. I don't care that I can't say ****, but seriously...

ktm525 · Apr 19, 2024

what does the mystery fluid taste like?

david cook · 2024-05-07T23:39:24-0400

Fellow Land Rover Fans:

It is definitely engine oil. Once I put a tray in, I could see accumulation, and this is over the course of 10 days so a minor leak. Pic attached.

Also a few more pics in the area above the collection tray (best that I could). Don't see any obvious places. Curious to get your thoughts:
1. if anybody has seen this before
2. should leave this as is and monitor oil level and refill and if it gets bigger than get it looked at by a pro, or is this one of those things calling for trouble on a long distance drive and should look at it now vs later.

david cook · 2024-05-07T23:40:14-0400

A few more pics

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