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MG MGF Technical - Oily residue under wheel arch

Can anyone help, this afternoon i took my 2003 TF160 out from the garage and noticed that there was an oil spot on the garage floor, on checking under the car i noticed that there is an oily residue spread round under the front left wheel arch and along the front half of the left hand sill, is this the break fluid leaking? or something else? If so does my warranty cover this as the car is only about six months old?
G A Glasgow

GA Yes sounds like brake fluid and YES it should be covered.
Mike
Mike (@home)

Thanks I will give the dealer a call and book it in, ironically I was just there buying some hard top wall brackets and it was when I got back I noticed the oil :<
G A Glasgow

GA...before driving the car, check that there is sufficient pressure and fluid in the system to ensure that the brakes and clutch will keeep working whilst en route to dealers...
Blue Max

Called the dealer, they asked me to call the AA to check the car over in case it was not drivable, and they would transport the car for me. AA man checked all break pipes at the wheel under the front end, no apparent leak anywhere, he then checked the smell of the residue and it appears to be some sort of oil, but not break fluid. AA man convinced that the oil was not from my car, perhaps driven through something on the road (M8 roadworks), anyway have cleaned the wheel arch up and will see if the problem returns.
G A Glasgow

Drove the car today and no oil around the wheel, i guess it was something on the road after all, thanks Mike and Max for the advice:)
Graeme A Glasgow

This thread was discussed between 02/03/2004 and 03/03/2004

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