Hey guys,
So I picked up a '91 318is a few weeks ago, drove it 3ish hours from Bangor Maine to Hooksett NH and parked it at my friend's body shop so he could fix some blemishes and repaint the car. Well, he sent me a picture yesterday after getting home from a 2 week vacation:
That's a lotta oil!
He said it looks like it's coming from the front of the engine. I noticed the front main seal looked a little sludgy when I first looked at the car, but is it really possible for the oil to just drain itself out that badly? I'm just glad the engine didn't sustain any damage on the trip down.
Not being able to get there for another week, I'm unable to confirm that that's the place it's exactly coming from but my friend does know what he's talking about, so... I thought maybe the drain plug or the filter weren't tightened down enough, but I guess that's not the case. I wasn't sure if anyone had a similar experience; I've never seen that much oil just drain out of the car from a seal before.
So I picked up a '91 318is a few weeks ago, drove it 3ish hours from Bangor Maine to Hooksett NH and parked it at my friend's body shop so he could fix some blemishes and repaint the car. Well, he sent me a picture yesterday after getting home from a 2 week vacation:
That's a lotta oil!
He said it looks like it's coming from the front of the engine. I noticed the front main seal looked a little sludgy when I first looked at the car, but is it really possible for the oil to just drain itself out that badly? I'm just glad the engine didn't sustain any damage on the trip down.
Not being able to get there for another week, I'm unable to confirm that that's the place it's exactly coming from but my friend does know what he's talking about, so... I thought maybe the drain plug or the filter weren't tightened down enough, but I guess that's not the case. I wasn't sure if anyone had a similar experience; I've never seen that much oil just drain out of the car from a seal before.
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