help...leakage issue

digitalpersona · 07-28-2015, 09:26 PM

Help. Just got home from a quick drive and noticed a small stream of fluid after i backed into the driveway.

Looks like I'm leaking oil. Can anyone confirm based on the photos?

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Problem is I wont be able to take it into a shop until the weekend. Hopefully it doesnt drain competely before then. Either way i have two extra liters sitting my garage.
This is worrisome.

But may explain why i got the low oil indicator a few weeks ago. I just had it topped off at the dealer week and a half ago

Move Over · 07-28-2015, 09:31 PM

Are you sure it is oil?

Check valve cover gaskets, and oil pan. If you can, jack it up and take the undershield off, that will give you some more room to look where it is coming from.

digitalpersona · 07-28-2015, 09:38 PM

I dont have a jack handy. But when i touch the fluid it feels oily. No particular odor. Pretty clear. Collant typically has a particular smell and has a greenish bluish tint. Right?

Jsantos · 07-28-2015, 09:46 PM

Hot day today? Was your AC working full time?

Looks like water to me. The oily stuff is probably residue from the undershield mixed with water.

Get lit · 07-28-2015, 10:48 PM

It looks like water to me. From running your a/c.

digitalpersona · 07-28-2015, 10:54 PM

Thanks for the input. I hope you guys are right. I'll give it another drive tomorrow after work but with the A/C off to make sure.

Leonardo629 · 07-28-2015, 11:03 PM

AC condensation for sure, if that was oil, something would've blown up already.

redpriest · 07-29-2015, 12:20 AM

Probably water. If that was your transmission and it was leaking that much, LOL. What does it smell like? Does it smell like the air right before a thunderstorm (water)? Oil from a DCT for instance smells really minerally.

kerrit · 07-29-2015, 05:11 AM

your rod bearings are leaking

BimmerRookie · 07-29-2015, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kerrit

your rod bearings are leaking

now was that necessary?

Move Over · 07-29-2015, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BimmerRookie

now was that necessary?

It wouldn't be M3post without at least one rod bearing comment!!

I hope for the OP's sake it is water. My car leaks a ton of water and I can hear it pissing out at the end of the day when it's in my garage.

digitalpersona · 07-29-2015, 10:10 AM

It such an odd place for AC water to come out from. On my old e90 325 the rubber hose was towards the rear passenger side. Far enough away that i wouldnt have confused it with an engine leak

waldron80 · 07-29-2015, 10:54 AM

Looks like water. Move car out of the way in neutral and see what it is. If it is black and thicker then maybe oil. If it is black and thin maybe tranny fluid. If somewhat clear and taste sweet it could be coolant. If clear and taste like your finger it is probably water.

Beemdog · 07-29-2015, 01:06 PM

...and if you start feeling sick after "tasting" the drippings it was A/C condensation with a touch of Legionnaires' disease.

Ggeezer · 07-29-2015, 01:53 PM

Definitely water from AC ... same thing happens to me after using AC for a while

digitalpersona · 07-29-2015, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Beemdog

...and if you start feeling sick after "tasting" the drippings it was A/C condensation with a touch of Legionnaires' disease.

thanks Beemdog...I'll keep that in mind next time I taste anything that comes out of my car.

M3Bimmer77 · 07-29-2015, 05:30 PM

Too thin to be oil. Coolant or condensation

thekurgan · 07-29-2015, 05:53 PM

Humid in NY.

BzsBimmer · 07-29-2015, 07:38 PM

If the stain remains I'd worry. If it evaporates, it's water

thekurgan · 07-31-2015, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BzsBimmer

If the stain remains I'd worry. If it evaporates, it's water

T.W.S.S.

Peertwelve · 07-31-2015, 03:02 PM

Happened to me when changing wheels .. A/C condensation was trapped in the underbody panels..

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digitalpersona First Lieutenant 89 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Blk/Blk Join Date: May 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	help...leakage issue Help. Just got home from a quick drive and noticed a small stream of fluid after i backed into the driveway. Looks like I'm leaking oil. Can anyone confirm based on the photos? Problem is I wont be able to take it into a shop until the weekend. Hopefully it doesnt drain competely before then. Either way i have two extra liters sitting my garage. This is worrisome. But may explain why i got the low oil indicator a few weeks ago. I just had it topped off at the dealer week and a half ago
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Move Over Colonel 1261 Rep 2,492 Posts Drives: M3 6MT Join Date: May 2015 Location: Peninsula iTrader: (9)	Are you sure it is oil? Check valve cover gaskets, and oil pan. If you can, jack it up and take the undershield off, that will give you some more room to look where it is coming from.
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digitalpersona First Lieutenant 89 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Blk/Blk Join Date: May 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	I dont have a jack handy. But when i touch the fluid it feels oily. No particular odor. Pretty clear. Collant typically has a particular smell and has a greenish bluish tint. Right?
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Jsantos Private First Class 35 Rep 144 Posts Drives: E90 M3 SSII 6MT Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: San Francisco CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E90 M3 [0.00] 2006 E90 330i [0.00]	Hot day today? Was your AC working full time? Looks like water to me. The oily stuff is probably residue from the undershield mixed with water.
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Get lit HMFIC 372 Rep 522 Posts Drives: 2016 F80 M3 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Charleston SC iTrader: (1) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [0.00]	It looks like water to me. From running your a/c.
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digitalpersona First Lieutenant 89 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Blk/Blk Join Date: May 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the input. I hope you guys are right. I'll give it another drive tomorrow after work but with the A/C off to make sure.
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Leonardo629 Lieutenant Colonel 168 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 Coupe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Taiwan iTrader: (10)	AC condensation for sure, if that was oil, something would've blown up already.
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digitalpersona First Lieutenant 89 Rep 364 Posts Drives: 2012 E93 M3 Blk/Blk Join Date: May 2015 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (0)	It such an odd place for AC water to come out from. On my old e90 325 the rubber hose was towards the rear passenger side. Far enough away that i wouldnt have confused it with an engine leak
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waldron80 Private First Class 32 Rep 112 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3 6MT Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Looks like water. Move car out of the way in neutral and see what it is. If it is black and thicker then maybe oil. If it is black and thin maybe tranny fluid. If somewhat clear and taste sweet it could be coolant. If clear and taste like your finger it is probably water. __________________
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