jagx400

Turned out it was the tyres so had them replaced and all seems good.

I have posted this elswhere but still no result. I have a slight wobble/Shimmy on my steering. I can feel it worse as the steering is returning to centre after a slight turning of the steering wheel. I can feel it at walking speed it then disappears at 30 then returns and goes at 50 and then disappears from the steering wheel at motorway speeds and beyond but I can feel it through the gear lever slightly at 70ish as a side to side vibration, only faintly though. I have had the front balanced, that didn't cure it, I swapped the wheels side to side, that had no effect so I swapped the wheels front to rear and still the same. The car is slightly out on the tracking as it pulls to the left slightly. I doubt it is the prop bearings as I cannot feel it throught the body and there is no noises from the gear train so doubt if its ird, transfer or gearbox. The tyres that are fitted are not the best of makes, think they are called federal. Any ideas where to go next. I have just changed the Dif mounting as that was shot but not helped.

I checked the oil today on my 52 TD4 and noticed splashes of oil on the (as you look from the front) right water hose, and on the underside if the engine cover, just to the right of the cover fixing stud, more or less in line with a valve with a pipe attatched to it. I took the cover off and the sponge inside was sodden with oil. I have cleaned it all of, and I cannot see anywhere it could have come from. I ran the engine with the cover off and nothing appears. I pulled the dipstick and there is no back pressure and the engine runs a treat. Any ideas.