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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 09:10 AM
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FYI: Oil leak

I did a search and didn't find anyone so I thought I would give everyone the heads up.


If you are noticing oil around the bottom of the engine along side the right (passenger side) it is due to the upper front cover.


It needs to be taken off, cleaned and resealed with sealant.
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by mb techman
I did a search and didn't find anyone so I thought I would give everyone the heads up.


If you are noticing oil around the bottom of the engine along side the right (passenger side) it is due to the upper front cover.


It needs to be taken off, cleaned and resealed with sealant.
Did you mean oil on the floor, or is there somewhere else to look for a leak?
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Old Oct 21, 2014 | 02:53 PM
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ill put up pics tonight
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Old Oct 27, 2014 | 04:19 AM
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A45 AMG Oil Leak

The photos look good, where are they??
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Old Oct 29, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by auzbenz
The photos look good, where are they??
apologies....life got in the way of the internet.

the engine in these pictures was already cleaned off.

basically, the oil drips down around the back and pulley side of the engine in that back corner, if you see oil in that vicinity its from the upper front cover.
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Well done and thank you. auz
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Hi!! Im from Chile, i buy a 5000km cla 45 2015, i its have the same oil leak... Did u know were its comes? Pleas help me... I spend arround 75.000dls in this car... And i think this is not normal in this car with 5000k! Can someone sendme a email to sayme were its comes? Please... Yerko.zavidich@carshunter.com
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Old Jul 31, 2020 | 05:46 PM
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Hi, I got the same oil leak as yours. Could you tell me where is your leak come from.
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Originally Posted by Yudong HUANG
Hi, I got the same oil leak as yours. Could you tell me where is your leak come from.
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Well, necromancer, check the upper(top) area of your front cover....

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Originally Posted by mb techman
I did a search and didn't find anyone so I thought I would give everyone the heads up.


If you are noticing oil around the bottom of the engine along side the right (passenger side) it is due to the upper front cover.

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It needs to be taken off, cleaned and resealed with sealant.
Could you tell me where is your leak come from.
Thank you!
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