Guest gt6jim Posted October 18, 2007 My new (to me) 205 1.6 GTi has a lot of oil around the inside of the passenger wheel arch. I've been out for a blast, and its not new oil as its stone cold. So I guess the leak was fixed in its past. What is it likely to be from, and what should I check has been replaced? Cheers, Jim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crogthomas 0 Posted October 18, 2007 Oil or grease? Check the rubber boot over the CV joint hasent split allowing grease to be flung all over the inside of the wheel arch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Normski 1 Posted October 18, 2007 Could be a leaking damper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLPoomobile 958 Posted October 19, 2007 I had this on my 1.6 just before I sold it. It looked like oil but on closer inspection it was grease. Could find no sign of a split in the driveshaft gaitor at all. Luckily neither could the MOT inspector I did clean it down thoroughly with brake cleaner afterwards and eventually found the tiniest little hole in the gaitor. It's mad how much grease can shoot out and cover everything from such a miniscule hole! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest gt6jim Posted October 20, 2007 I had this on my 1.6 just before I sold it. It looked like oil but on closer inspection it was grease. Could find no sign of a split in the driveshaft gaitor at all. Luckily neither could the MOT inspector I did clean it down thoroughly with brake cleaner afterwards and eventually found the tiniest little hole in the gaitor. It's mad how much grease can shoot out and cover everything from such a miniscule hole! That would explain it, it had new CV gaiters at the last MOT, so I assume the old ones were split! Cheers Guys! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
