i was inspecting my engine bay and i noticed some oil splatter.

does anyone have an idea of what caused this?

I'm wondering if this is normal/happens alot or a sign of a big problem.

The splatter seemed dryish and it didnt look like enough oil to drip.

Car seems to drive fine.




here are the pics.

 

Naw, nothings wrong, the 4b11 is a self lubricating engine.





Some seal is shot for sure

 

looks like someone spray some d-40 to soft the downpipe bolts?
do you still have the underbody plastic cover under your car?
the splash indicates that was originated from below. if you are the only owner of the car and everything works fine, i can only think in an unfourtuned dirt water splash from the street
weird indeed

 

I'll clean half of it off and see if it comes back.

otherwise i'll take in to get checked out this weekend...

 

i'm the second owner. i'll take a look and see if the plastic cover is there.

 

lol
then......
the story changes....
comming from below......
front axle cold explode, downpipe replacement fail. brake bleeding fail. trasmition cooler hose leak, who knows
(joking)
take it to someone that can identify watta heck is that dirt, oil, dirt, brake fluid, etc
brake fluid eat and rust metal, oil doesn't, looks to me like it started rusting

 

and keep you engine bay clean!
hurts to see so much dirt.
lol

 

that looks to me like axle grease I could be wrong though, need a better pic

 

i will try to take a better picture later tonight.

and i will definitely clean the engine bay after this issue is sorted out.

I'll probably wipe/clean off half of it to see if there is rust or if it cleans off completely.

 

what i wiped up. it looked black and dry or paste like.



left over stain.





here is another view of the stuff.

 

Looks like theres so residue on the axke shaft boot. Maybe something is coming out of a tiny tear. No that wouldn't make sense, because the centripetal force would cause whatever to be leaking to spray 360 degrees. Sorry, I'm just thinking out loud.

Can you get shots from under the car? Looks like something is spraying out from the bottom. But if that's true, then why does that hose have some residue on the front side?

 

i'm doing an oil change at the dealer tomorrow and will ask them about this.

will let u guys know what they think.

 

btw i dont notice any oil/liquid dripping under my car

 

Yes, please keep us updated. Now I'm curious about what it is--it's scary seeing that from an engine bay.

 

i'm hoping its just an oil from a messy oil change... lol.

not even sure if thats possible.

i drove around today after wiping a couple spots but didnt notice anything new.


we'll see what the dealer says tomorrow.