[T2] Leaking oil - from the front t?!?!

[c.dreike]

Check you brake fluid reservoir. Just in case.

On 8/15/2014 4:43 AM, Jim Denton wrote:
> Unless you have a front mounted coil cooler there isn't going to be any
> engine oil up front.  Most likely the steering gear is leaking.  Seals are
> available for the gear, but I can't remember from whom.
>
> I guess a partially disassembled AC unit could drip some oil as well.
>
>
> On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 6:01 AM, Dave Horrigan <davehorrigan at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I assume it's steering box oil. This is the same as gear oil and has a
>> weird smell, unlike any engine oil (well mine does anyway). As to why there
>> are two separate drips, not sure, but maybe it's running along something
>> and picking up dirt on the way?
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>> On 15 August 2014 10:38, John Burneskis <john.burneskis at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> My '78 Westy seems to be leaking oil from the front.
>>>
>>> It appears as engine oil.
>>>
>>> Last observation, which really threw me, has a 2 square inch spot of
>> fresh
>>> engine oil (color and texture) an a 1 square inch spot of BLACK oil
>>> deposit.
>>>
>>> A month earlier, I dropped and cleaned the front splash pan because I was
>>> looking for the source of the leak.  Now, after the bus was sitting for a
>>> month, and after a local 10 mile run, I see the same 'engine oil'
>> dropping,
>>> but now, 12 inches along side of the fresh engine oil dropping, I see a
>>> BLACK oil spot
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