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Originally Posted by ohhh my
Noticed some oil on top of my engine. I'm assuming this is not normal. Any idea on where I should check for leaks? There is oil on both sides.
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I had this happen to my old Boxster. The car had just had the local Porsche dealer do the 15K mile service and apparently they just kept adding oil to the filler tube until the dipstick showed full. In the process, a large amount of oil leaked out through the crack in the filler tube and went all over the top of the engine. It would then drip all over the garage floor and scare heck out of me. The indie mechanic that I took the car to found a crack in the oil filler tube and told me this was a common problem. He told me that he mopped up about a quart off the top of the engine. The repair cost $400 to fix and it never occurred again.
The dealer that caused the problem was clueless about the situation, but that wasn't surprising since that was the same dealer that didn't know how to remove cosmoline from the wheels. I since traded the Boxster for my Cayman but I never bring it to the dealer unless required for warranty service, which thankfully has been minimal.