This may sound dumb, but...

[blulite]

does oil rise if you have a leak?

ive had a small.oil.leak that I think was due to a slightly loose pipe on the oil cooler behind the front grill. ive tightened them but won't know if it's fixed untill I run it round tomorrow.

I've cleaned and dried up the area to see if I can figure it out if it's still.leaking.

but if it's fixed I am.puzzled as to why there is oil higher than the point of the suspect.

why would this be?

 

[rb142]

Oil doesn't rise on its own, but it can be blown up higher in a location like that.

 

[blulite]

Hopefully then it's been blown up there. However I've not noticed any damage on the cooler. am I correct in thinking the cooler had an inlet, a rail and an outlet?

is the oil circulated as up one side, across the top and done the other side?

I can't find any issues with the cooler itself. do they have any habits of rupturing which may result in it being 1 third damp with oil?