Oil around engine cover bolts

[fUbAr]

There's oil around one of my engine cover bolts... its not come from a careless top-up either.

should i be worried?

 

[BenR]

pics will let us know where and how bad the leak is.

 

[fUbAr]

its just a small amount of oil around one of the bolts that holds the engine cover on.

i'll go and grab a pic

 

[fUbAr]

just around the left bolt, not any of the others.

 

[BenR]

:S

thats a weird place, there is no oil anywhere around that area.

Best get the cover off and have a gander.

 

[lemonnobby]

Thats a funny place to have oil as oil is quite ar away from there as that bolt goes in to the inlet manifold by the coil pack

 

[Giles]

have you spill the oil??

 

[TomTom]

Clean it off really well mate & see if it comes back - wouldn't worry about it to be honest

 

[fizzy_drink]

That's a very strange place to have oil uncle Fubs.

I'd take it off (30 second job) and have a proper look! :S

 

[fUbAr]

i'll have a better look tomorrow with the cover off.

I havent been anywhere near the engine with oil for around 6 months!