Oil Leak

[gibblett]

I Picked up my private sale 6 month old S2 111s last week, got it home and noticed that the center of the rear diffuser was covered in oil, so I wiped it off, took it for a spin today and got the same problem, it doesn't seem to be leaking when in my garage, only when being driven,checked oil level and that is fine, any ideas?
Cheers, Paul.

[DanH]

Ask on this forum I'm linking to, as lots of techy people there :

www.british-cars.co.uk and then elise, then technical.

[bogie]

If you cant get to a dealer/specialist, then take off the undertray, clean it all off, and have a good look underneath for the leak - could be just that the oil filter needs tightening - mine did the same thing and is was just a loose filter

[fergusd]

What kind of oil it is ?

engine or gearbox . . . smell it, if it smells like engine oil then it is, gearbox oil smells very different . . .

You really need to get the undertray off and determine where it's coming from soon, it's a serious fire hazard, quite a few Elises have gone to car heaven when oil leaks have caused an engine bay fire . . .

Fd