Member Since: 18 Dec 2008
Location: East London
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Oily substance coming from exhaust?
Very strange situation on my new D3 that the dealer can not explain. There is a small amount of dark oil like substance dripping from my right rear exhaust silencer box very near the outlet of the exhaust system. If it does not actually drip on the floor and the car stands, the substance dries and goes very hard. No problem on the left exhaust. The drip is intermittent - not always there.
Any suggestions or ideas would be appreciated.
Thanks
18th Dec 2008 9:56 pm
DiscoDunc
Member Since: 08 May 2006
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As both exhaust tail pipe come from a common pipe from the engine manifolds I would say its something in the silencer. Maybe a dead rat
perhaps it just needs a good blast.
could it be excessive sealant (I'm not sure if sealant is used to joine the pipes)Duncan
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18th Dec 2008 10:12 pm
philhunt
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
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So, this oily substance appears to be dripping from the box not the exhaust pipe itself and if it doesn't drip to the floor it sets hard on the box. Correct?
18th Dec 2008 11:09 pm
Antman
Member Since: 18 Dec 2008
Location: East London
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Sometimes both situations are true - it drips on the floor occassionally but also hardens on the box itself. As long as there is sufficient heat it stays fluid, but when it cools it hardens - very hard.
19th Dec 2008 5:28 am
SKP
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Melbourne
Posts: 219
Might it be some of the wax that they spray on vehicles before shipping
19th Dec 2008 5:49 am
philhunt
Member Since: 16 Sep 2007
Location: MI5 not 9 to 5
Posts: 1761
I'm certainly no expert so this is just a personal opinion. As SKP suggests it could be some preservative wax (or some form of excess sealant) that's on or near somewhere that's getting hot, causing it to drip in its melted state. It's obviously not oil. Personally, I wouldn't be too concerned and I would be surprised if the problem didn't disappear after a few good runs. In any event, you've pointed it out to the Stealer and they weren't phased by it.
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19th Dec 2008 10:35 am
Rencolyn
Member Since: 26 Feb 2008
Location: Knysna
Posts: 212
My HSE diesel has the same oily drip from both exhausts. This is intermittent & seems to have stopped for the moment. Would appreciate any news on the matter.Ren Colyn
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20th Dec 2008 12:37 pm
Yousif
Member Since: 23 Feb 2007
Location: Sudan
Posts: 13
I've had this regularly and had just assumed it was condensation mixing with the soot in the exhaust system. Got a lot of it when I flushed the underside of the car after the recent very muddy trip from Uganda to Sudan, inlcuding flushing up the exhaust.
25th Dec 2008 3:49 pm
heine
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Location: Midrand
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