Slight oil drip from centre of engine bay

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evoke
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Slight oil drip from centre of engine bay

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Still got a very slight oil drip which seems to come from the centre of the engine bay onto my driveway. It is a dark brown oil so I guess it's engine oil. The car is going in to another workshop on Monday for a diagnosis. The drip seems to happen when the engine is started and as the car cools down when it is parked. It's not a big drip but enough to annoy me as it's messing up my driveway.

Any ideas on what the causes could be?

I've had the crankcase seal replaced already as that was what was diagnosed initially by an indie but the drip is still there. And i've also had the power steering leak fixed so I guess it's not that. How many other fluids could it possibly be?
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Re: Slight oil drip from centre of engine bay

Post by Chlorate »

Could be all kinds of things I'm afraid, best way to tell would be to pop under there with a torch and a can of brake cleaner to see if you can find the source.
If you can identify the general area oil is coming from and post a few pictures someone will be able to give a few pointers.
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