Martyn_n
Active Member
Hi,
My car is currently in the main dealer for investigation of an oil leak. 2012 ML350 cdi, 56k miles.
The car drips oil onto the drive and I have had the under-tray off and it is full of dirty oil.
They have rang me to advise that the oil is coming from the seal around the air inlet to the turbo. Now, I do not believe this for a number of reasons; the inlet pipe from the air filters to this o-ring have obviously been changed as they have a manufactured date of 2017, I would expect the gasket to be of similar vintage and in good condition. Secondly I cannot see how this much oil should originate from this gasket as it should only see light vapour through the PCV valve.
Can anybody say whether my suspicions are correct on this or can this gasket indeed produce such a volume of oil?
I am pretty annoyed as this type of seal isn't covered by the approved used warranty so I will be footing the bill for the investigation and replacement gasket. (Also annoyed with myself that I didn't check myself as I would not have charged £58 to replace the part!)
Any insight before I go to pick it up in a couple of hours would be really welcome.
Cheers,
Martyn
My car is currently in the main dealer for investigation of an oil leak. 2012 ML350 cdi, 56k miles.
The car drips oil onto the drive and I have had the under-tray off and it is full of dirty oil.
They have rang me to advise that the oil is coming from the seal around the air inlet to the turbo. Now, I do not believe this for a number of reasons; the inlet pipe from the air filters to this o-ring have obviously been changed as they have a manufactured date of 2017, I would expect the gasket to be of similar vintage and in good condition. Secondly I cannot see how this much oil should originate from this gasket as it should only see light vapour through the PCV valve.
Can anybody say whether my suspicions are correct on this or can this gasket indeed produce such a volume of oil?
I am pretty annoyed as this type of seal isn't covered by the approved used warranty so I will be footing the bill for the investigation and replacement gasket. (Also annoyed with myself that I didn't check myself as I would not have charged £58 to replace the part!)
Any insight before I go to pick it up in a couple of hours would be really welcome.
Cheers,
Martyn