318is oil leak,help

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delboy8000
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Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 4:01 pm

hi all,how much oil leakage do u think it would take to be a major problem?just got car and theres a leak from somewhere down to sump plug area?any ideas?if car is sitting running,bout 2/3 drops after couple of mins.cheers guys
redrobbie
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Post Wed Jun 22, 2005 9:26 pm

When i brought my 318iS, there was a oil leak which was caused by the bolt on the oil filter being damaged. It sprayed oil everywhere. The owner changed the copper washer and it solved the leak

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