8 replies to this topic

[TonyAlonG]

Hello everyone. I have a little, but annoying problem when I start my Mini Mayfair from cold; when I pull the choke, oil sprays out from the exhaust for a few seconds. The big problem with this is that I have ruined my new driveway! 

The oil level is just between minimum and maximum and I have never experienced any oil leaks from the engine bay.

If anyone has any advice, please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you and have a good day.

 

[Mini Manannán]

Do you mean it sprays out of the exhaust tail pipe or from the manifold?  What type of mini, year, modifications?

[sledgehammer]

may be just soot & water , will be black like dirty oil

 

is it blowing blue smoke out of exhaust ?

 

mini's do like to mark their territory's 

[spiguy]

Yeah, I doubt it would be oil - more likely to be soot and water making a dirty wet spray. Any oil getting into a running engine would be burned and would come out as blue clouds of smoke.

[rally1380]

Mine does the same.....but you might find it is not oil.  When I was much much younger, my first mini used to blow black sooty liquid all over my bosses car on start up....also used to set his car alarm off.....was such a laugh!!!!

 

As sledgehammer above says, it might be just soot and water.  Check for blue smoke from exhaust, also check the plugs - if plugs are oily then it might point the direction of worn rings or valve guide/seal.

[Cooperman]

All Minis do that. It's the water from the exhaust washing the carbon deposits from the inside of the exhaust pipe.

[TonyAlonG]

thanks to everyone who replied really quickly, now i know its only soot and water 

[A-Cell]

Take it out for an Italian tune up!
Give it a nice fast open road run to fully heat up the exhaust and clear out the carbon build up.

[spiguy]

Don't worry, you'll get some oil coming out, just it won't be out the exhaust rather it will be out the engine and on to your drive