Wheres this oil comming from!?!?!

[Tall-Paul]

After having my coilovers fitted for about 6 weeks i had a 40k service and this oil is leaking out from under the front wings on both sides. does anyone know what it might be? Should prob take it back to the dealers but thought i wud ask u lot first. Cheers

 

[rashcupra]

sure its not dirty water or is it definatly oil!

 

[Tall-Paul]

ah hmmmmm, yes it is definately oil. in the pic the car has just been washed n thats wot was left behind, i used sum degreaser to shift it but it keeps comming back.

 

[rashcupra]

il have a look for you at the seatmeet in crawley on the 22nd for ya mate

 

[Triple D]

Off the door hinges?

 

[Tall-Paul]

it must be, is that something they top up at the service? they've been a bit generous with it!

 

[mattyfab]

Have a look at the grease nipples on the door hinges (if it has them), or directly under the door hinges them selfs.
Also, try and see if any oil seeps out of the gaps as you move the doors back and forth.
Make sure u dont let it settle on your paintwork 4 too long as it will eat into it and corride the car!

 

[rashcupra]

white grease is the norm for door hinges not oil could be tho they spray the catches on a service normally but thats it really!

 

[Fl@pper]

do you let the car get very dirty usually ?

looks like it might be water from the sunroof drain holes ???

than again have ya got a sunroof ? lol

take the wheel arch liner out and see if you can trace it

 

[Tall-Paul]

no the cars always clean, its definately oil and i have no sunroof. It just started appearing one day n when i washed the car i thought i had missed a bit but it was the oil. Its pi**in me off cos its gettin every n its hard to clean off. Gonna go to the dealers tomorrow i think n c wot they say.

 

[DanTheSeatMan]

Hey i'm brand new here... (so don't flame me if im wrong, but it might be worth considering the below)

My girlfriend drives a mod'ed focus and about a year ago she had some new shocks fitted, a week or so later oil appeared on her car in and around where it is on your photos(give or take a bit, no idea how it managed to travel that far, liquid does odd stuff) turns out her shocks were faulty and leaking oil or something to that effect. Hope this helps.

Dan

 

[Triple D]

Shock oil isnt that colour young daniel.......... i should know i test warranty shocks every day at work and there is no way the dampers have black oil in them

 

[Tall-Paul]

I thought that to but couldnt imagine how it could get past the splash guards. its taken about 6 weeks for them to start leakin if it is them, thanks for your advice anyway n ill c wot the dealers say tomoz.

 

[Nath.]

I may be well off here but could it be engine oil spillage from when they did the service and removed your oil filter and drained your sump

could the old black oil spillage get blown back along the under tray and
through to there when going along the motorway

or am I being silly

 

[Tall-Paul]

hhmmmm its a posibility, but if u look at the panel gap it has also been leaking out and down from there but in the pic its been wiped off a bit. well anoyin as its not long been out of warranty so im gonna get turned over for it prob. just hope its not been draining anythin important!

 

[DanTheSeatMan]

Shock oil isnt that colour young daniel.......... i should know i test warranty shocks every day at work and there is no way the dampers have black oil in them

Ah well, was just an idea. Hello everyone by the way.

Dan

 

[davels]

Ah well, was just an idea. Hello everyone by the way.

Dan

hello mate always worth asking the question TBH. welcome to the site why not introduce yourself in the intro section and tell us abit aout your car too

 

[muddyboots]

Looks to me like either protective wax oozing from somewhere, or during the service they were a bit overzealous spraying grease on the door hinges.

 

[Tall-Paul]

Today seat said it was what they put on the hinges at the service but couldnt explain why it was black and didnt wash off i.e oil. so they washed it and cleaned inside the doors so hopefully it wont come back.

 

[spyke85]

Today seat said it was what they put on the hinges at the service but couldnt explain why it was black and didnt wash off i.e oil. so they washed it and cleaned inside the doors so hopefully it wont come back.

What did I tell you!