Quick update: fitted oil sump cover. unfortunately one of the bolts cannot be tightened the problem is the bolt hole , as changing bolts ( with any of the 3 other ones) does not solve this problem. As most of the engine oil seemingly leaked from the drain hole from the clutch housing, a dodgy bolt h...

Hi Neil, Thanks for your fast reply :-). Good to know that few diesel made it to the other side of the pond and hands-on Diesel experience may be somewhat limited. There is no oil leaking from the top of the cylinder head at the back of the engine. I am going to look into the turbo pipes - to be hon...

My poor parking skills on a French country road, caused the passengers side front wheel to be hanging in a small ditch. A friendly farmer towed me back out. 3 days and 300 km later, after a spell of rain, I noticed some oil on the parking lot. Dipping the oil indicated none left in the sump. I added...