Burnt Oil on my rear bumper?
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Burnt Oil on my rear bumper?
I washed my car yesterday afternoon and then took it for a spirited drive (you know to help dry it off...). Anyways, when I got back and pulled into the garage, I noticed small wet black splotches on my rear bumper. I had seen these before but thought it was just road gunk. I'm thinking it might be burnt oil coming from the exhaust. I checked my oil level and it has dropped below the full since my oil change in February and this seems like a semi-common issue with this motors. I can't seem to find anyone with it in their exhaust though. I'm going to try holding a white piece of paper in front the exhaust and rev it up to see if I get any splatter for confirmation, but has anyone experienced this? What could be causing it?
I wished I would have noticed it last month before my warranty ran out :(
I wished I would have noticed it last month before my warranty ran out :(
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You both make good points. I did the paper test and got nothing and I baby'd it to work this morning (nothing over 3k rpms in green mode) and nothing on my bumper. I'll run the revs higher on the way home as see if I get anything. You guys are probably right though, thanks for the calming words of wisdom.
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