Sealing an oil leak

Sconsey

Hi, I have a small oil leak where the oil pipe enters my house, just beside what I think is a filter. Looks like the white oil pipe needs sealing to the copper pipe ( picture).
What should I use to seal this, I think oil would corrode most normal sealant material?

A better picture with my ghetto fuel-catching rig included

Thanks

Wearb

A good pic would be helpful.

Are you sure that the leak isn't near the tank and following the white sleeving to where it enters the house.

Sconsey

Yeah positive it is not near the tank, the tank is at the side of the garden, the white pipe from tank is buried underground and comes up at the wall of the house. The white oil pipe doesn't have any sealant and seem a bit loose where it is connected to the copper part.

Added another pic to the original post.

I wonder would a jubilee clip do as a temporary solution?. My main concern right now is to stop the fuel dripping onto the concrete (any more than it already has).

Thanks for the input.

Wearb

I am probably correct or close to it.

Pic????

Sconsey

I embedded links to two pics...


http://i.imgur.com/MmxMWUv.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/mMXybPR.jpg

Wearb

Well if you are certain that the scenario that I suggested isn't the case, then it is either that nut and olive underneath it or the point where the threaded part screws into the fire valve.
Have some ptfe tape and take those joints apart and redo them. Don't forget to turn off the oil and be prepared for a little to come out of the pipe.
Perhaps a pic of the fittings at the bottom of the tank?

Pete67

Apologies if I'm stating the obvious here, however the white sleeve is just to protect the copper pipe inside it - the copper runs inside it back to the tank. Adding a jubilee clip will not do anything. If the oil is leaking at this end, it could be from the compression fitting in which case it may need a slight nip to tighten it up. Use two spanners, one to prevent the fitting from turning, and another to tighten the nut on the right of you first pic.

It is also possible that the compression fitting has been over-tightened in the past, which can cause a leak. If so, turn off the oil at the tank, open the compression fitting, cut off about 1 inch of copper pipe including the old olive, and remake the joint with a new olive.

jimf

be careful not to over tighten the fitting or you could crack the valve body