I have a leak HELP!!!

pdjafari · 04-04-2008, 11:34 PM

Hey guys,

Ive noticed 2 days now that my car is leaking some sort of oil. I have a 2008 335xi coupe that I bought maybe 4 mos ago 12/2007 with around 4500 miles. Anyways, I noticed looking under the car, 2 small drips which had accumulated of a clear/yellow golden oil. It is right in front of the front axle inside a silver rectangular pan w/ 4 holes in the corners.

I am scheduled to have my coilovers installed tomorrow, but am paranoid the dealer will try to blame my coilovers for the leak. Is this possible?? I was in the garage about to install my OEM SSK and shifter, GP thunder fogs, fog light kit when I noticed it...

Here are the pics of the leak...

Andrew@ET · 04-05-2008, 03:13 AM

yo you are so fucked holy shit !! ive never seen it that bad.

Andrew@ET · 04-05-2008, 03:14 AM

yo im an asshole i dont know where it is coming from sorry lol

txusa03 · 04-05-2008, 08:46 AM

Hey, if you can delay your mod and take your car to the dealer first to find out what is goinh on with this leak. That way, the dealer will not have any excuse to gve you grief about this or that (take the safe route). Then when it is fixed (the leak) you can do your ssk mod and light and springs.

I would be more concern in getting the leak resolved then modding right now anyway.

GL.

GMWNashville · 04-05-2008, 11:38 PM

see at first i thought that was from the trans but from the pics it looks as though you may have just got oil on the lower cover when changing it..or the dealer did

pdjafari · 04-06-2008, 10:32 PM

^^I have never had the oil changed, the car only has 4500 miles on it and I am following the BMW recommended intervals..

pdjafari · 04-09-2008, 03:03 PM

UPDATE: Car has been at stealership for 3 days, they said my differential is leaking in 3 places.... Something about the seal being bad

momscardadgetstodrive · 04-10-2008, 10:17 PM

how can it be differential oil in front of the front axle ???

pdjafari · 04-11-2008, 11:48 AM

AWD I have an XI..

They changed 3 seals

Differential seal, axle seals on both sides and oil seal....

04-04-2008, 11:34 PM	#1
pdjafari Colonel 172 Rep 2,510 Posts Drives: G80 M3C Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	I have a leak HELP!!! Hey guys, Ive noticed 2 days now that my car is leaking some sort of oil. I have a 2008 335xi coupe that I bought maybe 4 mos ago 12/2007 with around 4500 miles. Anyways, I noticed looking under the car, 2 small drips which had accumulated of a clear/yellow golden oil. It is right in front of the front axle inside a silver rectangular pan w/ 4 holes in the corners. I am scheduled to have my coilovers installed tomorrow, but am paranoid the dealer will try to blame my coilovers for the leak. Is this possible?? I was in the garage about to install my OEM SSK and shifter, GP thunder fogs, fog light kit when I noticed it... Here are the pics of the leak...
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04-05-2008, 03:13 AM	#2
Andrew@ET Brigadier General 194 Rep 4,037 Posts Drives: Red thing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (9)	yo you are so fucked holy shit !! ive never seen it that bad.
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04-05-2008, 03:14 AM	#3
Andrew@ET Brigadier General 194 Rep 4,037 Posts Drives: Red thing Join Date: May 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (9)	yo im an asshole i dont know where it is coming from sorry lol
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04-05-2008, 08:46 AM	#4
txusa03 Major General 577 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	Hey, if you can delay your mod and take your car to the dealer first to find out what is goinh on with this leak. That way, the dealer will not have any excuse to gve you grief about this or that (take the safe route). Then when it is fixed (the leak) you can do your ssk mod and light and springs. I would be more concern in getting the leak resolved then modding right now anyway. GL. __________________ under construction!
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04-05-2008, 11:38 PM	#5
GMWNashville Colonel 173 Rep 2,373 Posts Drives: 19 G05, 16 F80, 10 E70x5D Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Nashville, TN iTrader: (2)	see at first i thought that was from the trans but from the pics it looks as though you may have just got oil on the lower cover when changing it..or the dealer did
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04-06-2008, 10:32 PM	#6
pdjafari Colonel 172 Rep 2,510 Posts Drives: G80 M3C Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	^^I have never had the oil changed, the car only has 4500 miles on it and I am following the BMW recommended intervals..
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04-09-2008, 03:03 PM	#7
pdjafari Colonel 172 Rep 2,510 Posts Drives: G80 M3C Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	UPDATE: Car has been at stealership for 3 days, they said my differential is leaking in 3 places.... Something about the seal being bad
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04-10-2008, 10:17 PM	#8
momscardadgetstodrive New Member 0 Rep 20 Posts Drives: '07 335i c'dan sport pkg Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gilbert, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 335i [0.00]	huh? how can it be differential oil in front of the front axle ???
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04-11-2008, 11:48 AM	#9
pdjafari Colonel 172 Rep 2,510 Posts Drives: G80 M3C Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Earth iTrader: (5)	AWD I have an XI.. They changed 3 seals Differential seal, axle seals on both sides and oil seal....
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