NEW oil leak 2016 RT - anyone recognize it/know what it is from?

[Baird4444]

I have had an oil spot on the garage floor just every once in a while. Went for a nice 75 mile run this AM while it was cool then parked it. Went out late this afternoon to run an errand and found this JI-GUNDUS oil spot, right of center.

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Anybody recognize this spot?

FYI I did top up the oil a couple hundred miles ago, so I don't think an overfill would take this long to belch out. I plan on jacking it up in the morning for a look when it's cooler. Just hoping someone would say "Yup, I've had that, and it's ....."

 

[mecsw500]

What year and model? Bear in mind the bottom of most Spyders is a series of panels, where it appears to be leaking from may well be a long way away from where the actual leak is.

The best approach in my mind is to take off all the bodywork/Tupperware and start looking in places with a flash light. I'd start looking at where sensors plug into the engine, oil line connections, evap canisters, etc. depending upon the year and model.

 

[Baird4444]

What year and model? Bear in mind the bottom of most Spyders is a series of panels, where it appears to be leaking from may well be a long way away from where the actual leak is.

The best approach in my mind is to take off all the bodywork/Tupperware and start looking in places with a flash light. I'd start looking at where sensors plug into the engine, oil line connections, evap canisters, etc. depending upon the year and model.

2016 Spyder RT limited... Yea, I was hoping someone say "oh heck, check your oil filter cap..."

 

[mecsw500]

2016 Spyder RT limited... Yea, I was hoping someone say "oh heck, check your oil filter cap..."

Assuming your oil filler cap is on properly and your oil filter is hand tight, I'd look to see if your evap canister which is part of the emission control system isn't full up with oil. The sensors that plug into the block, o-ring seals, all the usual things you would check on a car.

 

[Snoking1127]

Did it have a recent oil change, where oil can get on the top of the underbelly tupperware, and later continue to drip out?

 

[mecsw500]

Did have a recent oil change, or didn't have a recent oil change?

If it DID have a recent oil change:

1. Go through the proper procedure for measuring the oil level to make sure they didn't overfill it. There is a procedure as it's a dry sump engine.

2. Make sure it's not leaking from the oil filter in case the housing wasn't seated or tightened correctly.

3. Take it back to the place that did the oil change and make sure they just didn't spill oil everywhere when they filled it.

If it DIDN'T have a recent oil change, take the plastics off and start looking for a source of the leak with a flashlight. If it's enough oil to run over a bottom panel and leak onto the floor, the leak should be obvious enough.