Oil Leak

Asked by JimmyE9 Oct 18, 2010 at 12:15 AM about the Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Drops of oil leaking appears somewhere around the left front side of engine as looking under the car. Only started today, strarted car, engine sounded loud, shut car off, tryed to check oil level, had to wait 5 mins, oil level "OK", drove car approx 8 miles, parking noticed small trails of oil, watched underneath for drop only one drop the size of a penny.  Jimmy, USA

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Bill answered 13 years ago

Take the car to a certified Mercedes mechanic IMMEDIATELY! Never take any chances with something like this no matter how insignificant you might think it is. Please keep us posted on what is was.

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