Smart ForTwo (451) owners - a warning
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Just thought I would post a warning to other owners after what happened to my ForTwo this evening.
Just before I arrived home I started to notice a faint smell of burning oil. I thought nothing of it as I was following an old transit so assumed it was coming from that.
Only when I parked up and got out did I realise it was coming from my car. The small amount of white smoke from the area of the exhaust was a clue as well by that point!
Fearing the worst I stuck my head under the rear and could see oil dripping from the oil filter. Assuming it had maybe worked loose, although it had been on for around a year so pretty unlikely, I tried to tighten it but to no avail. It was at this point that it became clear that it had a small split around the join between the top and the bowl where it had corroded which was letting out oil.
Whislt I admit the car was slightly overdue a service, the filter had only been on for about 13 months so its not as if it was that old.
If you have a ForTwo with the Mitsi 1.0 engine can I suggest you check your oil filter for corrosion around this lip before someone loses an engine. The split in mine was pretty much facing the front of the car.
Just before I arrived home I started to notice a faint smell of burning oil. I thought nothing of it as I was following an old transit so assumed it was coming from that.
Only when I parked up and got out did I realise it was coming from my car. The small amount of white smoke from the area of the exhaust was a clue as well by that point!
Fearing the worst I stuck my head under the rear and could see oil dripping from the oil filter. Assuming it had maybe worked loose, although it had been on for around a year so pretty unlikely, I tried to tighten it but to no avail. It was at this point that it became clear that it had a small split around the join between the top and the bowl where it had corroded which was letting out oil.
Whislt I admit the car was slightly overdue a service, the filter had only been on for about 13 months so its not as if it was that old.
If you have a ForTwo with the Mitsi 1.0 engine can I suggest you check your oil filter for corrosion around this lip before someone loses an engine. The split in mine was pretty much facing the front of the car.
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