Oil leak ,5 months old car , 5000 km

[Moe2010]

Please take a look at the pictures ,any idea? Oil leak looks like is on one of the bolt under engine oil pan close to transmission .what is the black cap under transmission ? does it come from it or oil pan gasket under engine or simply nothing because it is a new car .really appreciate your help .
Just 5000 km on the car and 5 months old .it is 2013 x5 35i

[nachilus]

Originally Posted by Moe2010

Please take a look at the pictures ,any idea? Oil leak looks like is on one of the bolt under engine oil pan close to transmission .what is the black cap under transmission ? does it come from it or oil pan gasket under engine or simply nothing because it is a new car .really appreciate your help .
Just 5000 km on the car and 5 months old .it is 2013 x5 35i

I had the same issue on my 745 when it had 2300 miles on it. Base on what I can see in the picts it looks like its leaking from the bolt.

It can be a washer issue or the bolt was forged incorrectly. This should be an easy fix.

On mine I waited for 30 min at the dealer and since then its OK.

[Moe2010]

Originally Posted by nachilus

I had the same issue on my 745 when it had 2300 miles on it. Base on what I can see in the picts it looks like its leaking from the bolt.

It can be a washer issue or the bolt was forged incorrectly. This should be an easy fix.

On mine I waited for 30 min at the dealer and since then its OK.

Thanks Nachilus , I really do not want to be a major job .

[Moe2010]

Dealer said transmission oil leak .suspect torque converter seal or front pump seal , they said they need to remove transmission to investigate .they said it is easy job with the equipment that they have .
Can any one who know about these stuff tell me ,Is it really easy job ? is it some thing that need to be worry about down the road? Can technician mess up with transmission and connecting it back to engine ?
I bought the car and plan to keep so ....


Thanks

[ard]

Yes, the tech can screw it up.

Besides worry and blather to the SA so he has to make up stuff to calm you down, what will you do? Would you change dealerships if there was a bigger one with better trained staff???? Would you demand to know who is doing the work and how many of these he has done?

Get EVERYTHING in writing...It is your car, you can tell them what they can and cant do- you could insist they generate a work order to only open and diagnose and report to you. In any event, you want everything in writing, that way, if something happens later, you have written documents describing what was done/touched/opened

Did he say HOW they ruled out the other possible sources that DONT require tranny removal? A second opinion at a different dealer is an option...

my 2 cents

[Moe2010]

Thanks , I traded is and got similar new one .the dealer absorbed most of the cost .it was 2013 5000 k .I am not sure oil lead is some thing popular in 2012- 2013 bmw x5 or mine was a bad luck .can you comment if you had similar issue