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dannyhoffman · Mar 9th, 2008, 11:01 AM

Hi,

I have just bought the "better half" a late 2004 MINI One for her birthday and she is loving it. One minor annoyance is that it appears to have a minor engine oil leak.

When I checked the car over before purchasing it I hoped it was just oil spilt whilst topping up. Also it was considerably overfilled - a good half inch over the max mark when cold.

I have now drained out the excess oil and jet washed the underside of the engine etc and so far no drips. However there does appear to be a slight dampness forming on the bottom of some of the sump bolts, but there is nowhere obvious that it is coming from.

Any ideas where I should be looking?

Cheers

Danny

MINIMANIAUK · Mar 9th, 2008, 11:30 AM

Sump gasket and oil filter would be the first places to check, sure its not gear oil ?

Mar 9th, 2008, 11:01 AM	#1
dannyhoffman MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Local Time: 09:15 PM Posts: 1 Offline	Oil Leak MINI One 2004 model Hi, I have just bought the "better half" a late 2004 MINI One for her birthday and she is loving it. One minor annoyance is that it appears to have a minor engine oil leak. When I checked the car over before purchasing it I hoped it was just oil spilt whilst topping up. Also it was considerably overfilled - a good half inch over the max mark when cold. I have now drained out the excess oil and jet washed the underside of the engine etc and so far no drips. However there does appear to be a slight dampness forming on the bottom of some of the sump bolts, but there is nowhere obvious that it is coming from. Any ideas where I should be looking? Cheers Danny

Mar 9th, 2008, 11:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
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