Black sooty oil from exhaust
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Guys any idea what a black sooty oily smoke from my clubman might be caused by ? Running a TS 1 at 3% oil ?
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Worn oil seal
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Would that not empty out the gearbox though over
say 200miles ?
say 200miles ?
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Is it prudent to stick a cloth over the exhaust see if it cut out, or would that cause a good seal to blow ?
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Thanks for response........Sorry could not edit the above posts, but I normally associate a blown drive side seal with clouds of white smoke and no gearbox oil, or very little.
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