Oil over the engine cover

rico · 03-11-2005, 19:22

Hey,
Feel a bit bad, someone vanadlised the vrs last night, so i shot off to the local plod. I started the car, while i removed what i could of the graffiti but didnt let the car warm up, i gave it a rough time to the station, hopefully i haven't hurt it, as im quite gentle as the car is nearly new. Still under 2k miles done. Checked the oil over this evening and noticed that oil was all over the engine cover, especially around the dip stick cut out. I took the dip stick out and noticed oil all around the top. Have i done damage to the car and burst something, or has some oil just leaked out? Anyone else oil around the engine cover?

Cheers
Rich

Tom_vRS · 03-11-2005, 19:25

I get greasy looking patches on the cover too - not that I'm worried about it!

Anyone care to enlighten us?

flatfourburble · 03-11-2005, 20:01

what do you mean by all over? Is there alot?

I often have some around the filling cap which is just spillage. As for the dip stick mine is black around the top of the shaft, maybe you didn't push it down fully after the last time you check the oil

03-11-2005, 19:22	#1
rico Briskodian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lincolnshire Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Oil over the engine cover Hey, Feel a bit bad, someone vanadlised the vrs last night, so i shot off to the local plod. I started the car, while i removed what i could of the graffiti but didnt let the car warm up, i gave it a rough time to the station, hopefully i haven't hurt it, as im quite gentle as the car is nearly new. Still under 2k miles done. Checked the oil over this evening and noticed that oil was all over the engine cover, especially around the dip stick cut out. I took the dip stick out and noticed oil all around the top. Have i done damage to the car and burst something, or has some oil just leaked out? Anyone else oil around the engine cover? Cheers Rich Last edited by rico; 03-11-2005 at 19:25.

03-11-2005, 19:25	#2
Tom_vRS Briskodaholic Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Fenland, Cambridgeshire Posts: 10,788 Thanks: 573 Thanked 362 Times in 244 Posts	I get greasy looking patches on the cover too - not that I'm worried about it! Anyone care to enlighten us? __________________ 97/R BMW 328i in Boston Green. << Clickable for boring info. My Journal

03-11-2005, 20:01	#3
flatfourburble "Bones" Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Heathrow/Crewe Posts: 5,449 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	what do you mean by all over? Is there alot? I often have some around the filling cap which is just spillage. As for the dip stick mine is black around the top of the shaft, maybe you didn't push it down fully after the last time you check the oil __________________ Oh to have the internet back..................oh have I missed it

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