[vjamison812]

A little over 1300 miles and I noticed spots on concrete floor. Put it up on the racks and they say it is engine oil. Any advice, suggestions or feedback? We bought the car in Houston but live in the Coastal Bend/Corpus Christi area. There is a Fiat dealer here, I guess I start there? Anyone else seeing this?

 

[Greg]

crank case ventilation system.

Greg

 

[Stewie]

That's supposed to happen ? That's kinda messy though.. :|

 

[vjamison812]

Tech at Fiat says: Found that the oil recovery pipe to oil pan was leaking. Drained oil out of oil pan, and removed oil recovery pipe. Replaced O-ring and reinstalled oil recovery pipe. They kept it overnight. No more oil leaking according to service tech.

 

[stevenvillatoro]

Nice that it was just an O-ring; nothing serious!

 

[JFernald]

Tech at Fiat says: Found that the oil recovery pipe to oil pan was leaking. Drained oil out of oil pan, and removed oil recovery pipe. Replaced O-ring and reinstalled oil recovery pipe. They kept it overnight. No more oil leaking according to service tech.

I was really expecting the following response: "Toni looked it over and verified that it is an Italian engine. He said if you tighten any bolts, you will crack something. Put a drip pan under it."

I have a very nice galvanized drip pan under my 1987 Alfa Romeo Spider. My Alfa mechanic actually told me that if its genuine Italian, you can expect oil leaks. If it's British, you can expect electrical problems. If it is German, it will require constant maintenance, and parts will be expensive.