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Help!.....Major Oil Leak(s) (archive)

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Posted by Tony on June 16, 2001 at 21:10:29:

Help!...I had BMW Northwest (dealer) change my oil last week. I went to go drive my '91 850i for the first time since then today and was horrified when I was backing my car out of my garage to notice a puddle of oil and a bunch of small drip spots around the puddle. I called the dealer only to have a woman on the phone tell me that service department was not in today. Okay...by this time I am steaming upset at the mess they created (not to mention my plans foiled). The car had absolutely zero oil leakage before they put their greasy hands on it, now there is a puddle (literaly) of oil in my garage as the car continues to drip oil. I checked the oil dip stick and notice that despite the fact of at least a half quart of oil on the floor the oil lever was still way above the full marker. My question to you all is the cause for this mess I have because the idiot mechanic at the dealership put too much oil in my car or is there something else going on that is creating this? I didn't have a leak before I had my oil changed. Thanks for your input, I really appreciate it.

Tony
'91 850i


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