Yep. That's a pretty gnarley leak. Time to clean the engine well and then see where the drops start to form before it gets this bad.
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agranger MINI of the Month June 2009Supporting Member
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That looks pretty nasty! If it's not leaking from the transmission, is the oil filter torqued in properly? It's kind of above that area.
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Belt tensioner coming loose is a common cause of oil leaks.
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Redbeard JCW: because fast is fun!Supporting Member
Any pictures of the top of the engine? I had a timing chain tensioner bolt back out and in caused a leak. There was oil up by the cylinder-head cover as well.
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I looked at it over the weekend, and it appears to be coming from the oil line for the turbo. The one that comes out of the block. I checked the tensioner and didn't see any leakage there. He is taking it to the dealer on Monday for the water pump recall, so they will check it out as well. Thanks for all the good advice.
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So yup, ended up being the turbo oil lines (Thanks k-huevo!). No goodwill fix from the Dealer even though he is only a couple thousand miles out of warranty.
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Follow Mark's lead and register a complaint with NHTSA.
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I just talked to him and told him to log a complaint with Mini USA and NHTSA.