I had my mini parked under the carport last night and relised my mini had started to leak oil!
what would be the first step in fixing it, what do i do...?
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| Author: | aussie [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:11 pm ] |
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I had my mini parked under the carport last night and relised my mini had started to leak oil!
what would be the first step in fixing it, what do i do...? |
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| Author: | FatMaserati [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:17 pm ] |
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If you have a dirty engine, clean it with degreaser or whatever, but you need to find out exactly where the oil is coming from. Start with that. |
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| Author: | aussie [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:20 pm ] |
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and then what? |
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| Author: | willy [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:22 pm ] |
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and then... FatMaserati wrote: you need to find out exactly where the oil is coming from. Start with that.
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| Author: | 998_Clubman [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:49 pm ] |
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big willy wrote: and then...
FatMaserati wrote: you need to find out exactly where the oil is coming from. Start with that. 
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| Author: | mini75 [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:27 pm ] |
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well u have ur first oil leak, wow. 
you should write this down in your mini's baby book, "First oil leak" 
after you find where its leaking, tightening bolts or reseal the housing or something like that. JIM |
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| Author: | aussie [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:31 pm ] |
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yea i should start a book, eh? Jim did you end up selling ur mini? |
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| Author: | mini75 [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:51 pm ] |
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nar havent sold it yet, i've forgotten to advertise it two weeks in a row in the trader, |
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| Author: | FatMaserati [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 6:58 pm ] |
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Starting a post, "I have an oil leak. How do I fix it?", is a bit vague. It's like saying, "My car's broken. How do I fix it?". If you can find the source, then post where it's coming from, people will be able to help. 
Most oil leaks are simple. Pray to the Mini God that it's simple. |
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| Author: | miniVan [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:08 pm ] |
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minis dont leak.. its just marking its teritory |
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| Author: | Chris [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:11 pm ] |
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aussie16 wrote: and then what?
Two alternatives spring to mind. Drain the oil and it won't leak or fix it. On second thoughts ignore the first, not a good idea at all. 
Now to get serious, clean it, go for a drive and see if it happens again. Make sure all breathers are clean and if it has a PCV valve make sure it is operational. Oil leaks are commonly caused by to much pressure in the crank case/gearbox. |
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| Author: | aussie [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 7:16 pm ] |
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yea i get what your saying. thanks for the help... As u can see I dont know much, and i will be needing help a fair bit from you guys on here to do with everything. cheers |
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| Author: | Namibian CAMEL [ Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:08 pm ] |
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How about this. Umm. To stop it from leaking oil, umm turn it 180 degrees to where the leak is. If not,. umm get over it and put some more in. hahahaha, 
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| Author: | aussie [ Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:13 pm ] |
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well today I cleaned off all the oil from underneath the car. which was a messy job 
Now Im gotta wait and see where exactly its coming from |
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| Author: | aussie [ Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:59 pm ] |
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i went for a drive today, parked it. there has been no leaking oil since 
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