Oil Patch On Engine Cover - Is It Normal?

[emzino]

I popped open my bonnet to have a look at how easy it was to get to the side indicators before I go ahead with ordering the new bulbs. Seems impossible but hey lol.

Never the less I was kinda taken back by the shiny oil around the oil cap and this dark patch which clearly looks like oil on the engine cover...

Is it normal or should I be worried!

Heres some pics:

 

[RobinA3]

well its not normal but it looks like the monkey who serviced the car has spilt oil over the engine cover.

 

[rich1068]

Yeah, I'd go with the monkey explanation too. Mine does get a little oily around the cap though. Nothing major.

Try taking the cover off and giving it a bit of a scrub with some dilute Fairy liquid.

 

[emzino]

Aha I see. Thanks for that, I was worried it might be spitting oil back out!

And the monkeys in question are those in Guildford

Ok i'll give it a scrub and hopefully that'll clean it out.

Thanks again!

 

[OutLore]

Yeah, from what I remember it is a bit of a nightmare to put oil in it without a funnel...

Also, whenever I took the cap off, I would hold it over the hole for ages, letting it drip back into the engine, but as soon as I moved it away, it would drip again on the cover. Murphy's law.

 

[RobinA3]

I was worried it might be spitting oil back out!

That would not happen unless the cap was loose or had a dodgy seal.