oil leak

Hi everyone. I am the owner of a200 class Mercedes amg 1.3. It is 2019 plate and has 40k. I bought it with 26k on one owner before. Had car a year. I had a service a month ago at a reputable garage and they have found oil misting on top of engine that must be coming from the cam. It’s a very...

When my car was serviced in Jan they mentioned there was a small oil leak which needed looking at at some point. Because it was minor and because I did not notice any oil drips on my driveway I forgot about it. I took my car into a local MOT place today for an MOT and they failed it due to...

Hi, I have a 63 plate CLS Shooting Brake which is experiencing an oil leak which only seems to occur when I am parked at a decline. Horizontal or incline parking seems to be fine. Went to my indie today and there was oil within the engine bay but couldn’t work out where the leak was coming...

Hi Hope all is well, W123 200 1979 M115 Ok getting an oil leak from the distributor housing/bracket/shaft… oil spirting out of the base. I thought it was the o ring on the distributor but it doesnt leak from its clamp/shaft. (See picture green ticks) Thinking pressure build up in crankcase...

Hi all, would really appreciate any help on this. Had a pretty large pool of what looks like oil show up under front left, behind wheel. Looks to be from axle. Got steam cleaned and raised at a garage and they were adamant - no oil leak. FF a month, same story again. Oil level is still fine...

Hi I have a c220 cdi coupe 2011 which has developed an oil leak. At first was just a tiny drip but this week the drip is now a mini puddle. The leak is presenting itself passenger wheel area. I was hoping to maybe diy but wondered if there was a common issue with leaks and what it could possibly...

Hi I have a Mercedes A160 year 2011. WDD16903. Losing excessive oil so i checked for oil leak. Removed air filter cover and found about 2 litres of oil inside the air filter housing. So i removed complete air filter housing and somehow oil is coming into the throttle body and excess oil is going...

Hi Guys, I bought a Mercedes S class 320 CDI (W221 - 642.930) 2007, with full service history mainly from MB and in good condition and for a year had no problem at all with it. Mileage is not too high for the year just about 102 000miles. All of a sudden now, I have an oil leak which appeared...

HI All I'm new to the forum and hoping I could get some advice. I have a 2005 C180 Recently the engine diagnostic light came on and the garage I took it to have told me there is an engine oil leak which has pushed oil through the loom and flooded the ECU. They have said it is a common fault on...

Hi guys, I have a Mercedes W220 (2003, 3.7l, S-class, s350) On my way back from work. I noticed that when I put my car in drive there was a slight delay in a sense of the gear clicking in place to move off, I also noticed that when I try to put it in N or R also slight delays. Once I pulled...

hello all, I have gone through the pains of replacing the oil cooler seals... however when I got to the valley the oil cooler and the block is squeaky clean. Not only that but the existing seals are the updated purple ones. Oil and gunk stains are on the transmission but nothing on the engine...

Hi , help please ! I have changed oil and filter on my 2003 1.8 c class coupe , now I have a oil leak around the base of the plastic cap which holds the filter . I did not over tighten as the O ring seems to pop out the side a bit .the O ring is new also . I am losing about a half litre a day...

hello everyone, i am having a bit of a disaster with my mercedes c220D. I lease the car from Merc (vai a broker) and have had it for 2.5 years so its still in warranty. however, the car had a breakdown yesterday on th motorway and it was apparent the cause was an oil leak due to the volume of...

Hi guys, I really need some help and advice from you guys as I'm genuinely stuck on what I need to do. A couple of month back I had the engine management light come on on my 2003 C200 Kompressor Coupe, 1.8L, Petrol (W203). I took it to a Mercedes specialist garage for STAR diagnostics. I...

Hi all, I have a 2003 SL55 R230, I have an oil leak from my ABC pump, not exactly sure where its coming from, but its somewhere very close to it. The pump still works, power steering is still functioning and the ride hight adjusts as normal, but every so often I have to add ABC oil. All four...

Hi all. I need some help. I am using approx 1ltr of engine oil every 100 miles. The crankshaft seal was replaced some time ago, which didn't resolve the problem. Recently a lot of checks have been made in an attempt to find the issue. The crankshaft still has a small leak. The right rocker cover...

Dear Members I got a C Class Coupe 2003 180K Petrol Car was running absolute fine and still does. It failed its emission by minor I did have the engine indicator lamp on for some time. As the car was running fine , i didn't bother. Now understand what a mistake it was We changed...

My (BRABUS) SL55 K8 Oil Leak! Hi All I am so sad :(, I took my pride and joy out for a drive at the weekend as it has been parked up for a while during the bad weather, anyway all was well until I hit the motorway, I kicked down at around 50 MPH and as i looked through my rear view mirror all i...

Hi, This is my first post, so apologies in advance for any errors or lack of information. I have a 2005 E350 7G Gearbox. Car has done 45k miles serviced etc. The car has recently stuck in 3rd gear. This was after a period of time, so car had warmed up. Tried to upshift and downshift...