Oil leak!!!

[Cton]

Yep, my car has an oil leak. what a joke. noticed it last night. took it to my mechanic this arvo.
He put it on the hoist. Its coming from the front of the engine. Around the timing cover. Near the crank angle sensor.
They did a quick check and yes all the bolts are tight.
Back to Mazda first thing Monday.
Little worried about having the DP fitted though. But they can get stuffed.
At 6000kms its not even due for its first service.
I should clarify thats its NOT pissing out oil. it s not even on the ground. I was having a look at something underneath when i noticed it was on the crossmember. then i noticed some drops forming on the sump.......

[desssa]

.... least we know what to look out for... if it happenes to ours

[Doc]

bugger

that is not good at all for a new car..

[luke 3mps]

yeah not good for a new car feel for ya. the Dp will not cuz oil leaks.. when u change/mod something only the parts that are affected are void on the warranty. i clarified this with mazda when i bought my neo.

---------- Post added at 09:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:57 PM ----------

so dont lose sleep. it will be covered by warranty

[Oldhead]

Oh Sh...T , you just seem lucky Cton. At least u found it quick ,by the sounds of it. I had three water pumps replaced on first gen MPS ,a real small leak only vis from underneath .

[Cton]

Yeah im not having much luck with my first NEW car......Thats for sure...
when i first saw it i thought surely thats just water from the rain. Until i wiped my hand along the crossmember.
Hopefully its an easy fix. My mechanic mentioned it could even mean the engine needs to come out to fix. SH*T! Lets hope not.

[SarcasticOne]

Yeah im not having much luck with my first NEW car......Thats for sure...
when i first saw it i thought surely thats just water from the rain. Until i wiped my hand along the crossmember.
Hopefully its an easy fix. My mechanic mentioned it could even mean the engine needs to come out to fix. SH*T! Lets hope not.

damn! that sucks big time
hope things get sorted for you!

[Yeldarb]

We're all feeling for you. Hope the fix is painless (and free!).

[Cton]

Oil leak fixed.... Well thats what they said anyway.
Coming from the sump. So they removed it and resealed it.
Free oil change! ha.
They didnt mention anything about the DP.
I wouldnt be suprised if they didnt even notice. I like it in black!
I would have been more worried taking it in with the intake and inlet still on.
Getting it back on a friends hoist in a week or so to double check its all good.....
they said lucky it wasnt the timing cover. Engine out then.

[SarcasticOne]

glad to hear it's all sorted
now, to get rid of that pesky CEL