Re: Oil leaks on prospective car? Should I expect them in a 10 year old BMW?

On Mar 29, 3:40 pm, "JamieB" <jamiebabine... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Now I am thinking - I don't know a thing about these bimmers. Maybe I
should just stay away from ANY leaks. Is it common to start seeing
leaks in the 10 year old + cars, with over 100,000 miles?

My '94 325i had an output shaft (I think it was) seal oil leak when it
was 3 years old with 40k miles but the leakage was very minor. Power
steering often also leaks and the oil gets on the engine/tranny.

I'd be asking the seller how much oil the car was getting through.

On Mar 29, 10:29 am, "adder1969" <adder1... (AT) yahoo (DOT) co.uk> wrote:

On Mar 29, 3:40 pm, "JamieB" <jamiebabine... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Now I am thinking - I don't know a thing about these bimmers. Maybe I
should just stay away from ANY leaks. Is it common to start seeing
leaks in the 10 year old + cars, with over 100,000 miles?

My '94 325i had an output shaft (I think it was) seal oil leak when it
was 3 years old with 40k miles but the leakage was very minor. Power
steering often also leaks and the oil gets on the engine/tranny.

I'd be asking the seller how much oil the car was getting through.

Thank you. These are hypothetical right now. I haven't begun looking
at cars yet. I want to be armed with a little knowledge in case these
type things pop up.

jamie