Oil on right rear trailing arm - oil tank
05-24-2018, 01:04 PM
#1
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Oil on right rear trailing arm - oil tank
Hi, oil leaking onto right rear trailing arm. No unusual signs anywhere else, oil pressure and levels normal. Wondering if there's a likely culprit people can advise on or would it likely be any one of 10 lines, valves, etc.?
There is no oil at the bottom of the tank (the drain is dry), only oil completely soaking the trailing arm (which is behind the tank of course) and dripping on the floor from trailing arm.
Low mileage car 34K recently recommissioned from 10 years parked in a collection. If you have seen my other threads, you'll know I've been considering replacement of oil lines - guess that was a good call. Just hoping it doesn't lead to anything bigger than oil pipes or valves.
There is no oil at the bottom of the tank (the drain is dry), only oil completely soaking the trailing arm (which is behind the tank of course) and dripping on the floor from trailing arm.
Low mileage car 34K recently recommissioned from 10 years parked in a collection. If you have seen my other threads, you'll know I've been considering replacement of oil lines - guess that was a good call. Just hoping it doesn't lead to anything bigger than oil pipes or valves.
05-24-2018, 04:11 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
Multiple oil lines traverse the right rear wheel well so I'd remove that wheel and take a look. Should be easy to find the culprit.
Or maybe it was a messy oil filter change - trying to recall if that would drip onto or miss the arm....(FYI the key is to poke a hole with a screwdriver so it drain into a funnel - then remove it - otherwise if you unscrew the full filter oil goes everywhere)
Brandon
'91 911 Turbo
'00 Audi S4 highly mod'd DD
Or maybe it was a messy oil filter change - trying to recall if that would drip onto or miss the arm....(FYI the key is to poke a hole with a screwdriver so it drain into a funnel - then remove it - otherwise if you unscrew the full filter oil goes everywhere)
Brandon
'91 911 Turbo
'00 Audi S4 highly mod'd DD
