Dealership says small oil seep

UnaidedPizza · 03-09-2023, 04:25 PM

I am looking into purchasing a 2018 Camaro SS with 70k miles on it, the dealership said that there is an oil seep (they deemed not critical) and sent me the attached picture. Is this something I should be concerned about, or could this just be some loose bolts/filters I could fix myself?

Justcruising · 03-09-2023, 04:57 PM

Seep my ##s that looks like a leak that will get worse if not fixed soon.

302crossram · 03-09-2023, 05:50 PM

that don't look like the infamous loose pan bolts

HyperBlue1SS · 03-09-2023, 06:49 PM

Is this a local dealership? I'm near the KC area on the Kansas side. If your serious about it I would take it to an independent shop and have an inspection done or at least take a hard look at it yourself. If it is way out of state I wouldn't bother with it. I made the mistake of buying a car in Texas and against my instincts, I bought it anyways because I had driven so far. Long story short I had to put a rebuilt longbock in it myself when the bottom end let go.

I don't even consider used cars now that aren't a close enough drive to turn around and drive home from if need be!

2004YZFR1 · 03-09-2023, 08:15 PM

It shouldn’t be leaking anything. I wouldn’t buy it unless they can find that problem and fit it. And then steam clean the motor.

N Camarolina · 03-09-2023, 10:58 PM

There are stories from others on here about leaking oil pans. If it's just a loose bolt or two, that's one thing. But if it's a problem with the gasket seal, I think there's significantly more labor involved to take the pan off and reseal it.

You're better off getting in writing that they'll replace the seal if necessary to completely stop the leak. Otherwise I wouldn't take the chance.

WhiteMale · 03-10-2023, 06:40 AM

I had the leaky oil pan on my car, it only took about a 1/4 turn on 4 oil pan bolts and it stopped. Looked much like that picture. I think that they're being really honest but they need to repair it even if it's turning a couple of bolts. I've not seen any of these that needed anything more than a wrench and it was gone, no need to get in to the oil pan and replace a gasket.

If that's a GM dealer I'd be shocked that they didn't just repair it, however they choose to. If it's on a used lot, I'm not too surprised.

I'm in KC up by the airport.

The Maverick · 03-10-2023, 08:24 AM

I'd be concerned that this might turn into a "large dollar seep"...

RamAir02 · 03-10-2023, 08:34 AM

I'd let the dealer know about the common loose oil pan bolts, but make sure you're physically there to see the tech check / tighten those bolts. You want visual proof that the bolts are in fact loose to give you a level of confidence that this is the issue and it's not something else.

If the oil pan bolts are already tight, I'd look for another car.

haggler · 03-10-2023, 01:35 PM

Let them fix it as a condition to buy, I wouldn't buy as is.

Rock-It Man · 03-12-2023, 05:27 PM

Modern cars don't leak most of the time. So why buy one that does?

AZIROC · 03-12-2023, 08:19 PM

If you are looking to buy it...then pass. Or make the owner fix it.

03-09-2023, 04:25 PM	#1
UnaidedPizza Drives: 2005 SRT-6 Chrysler Crossfire Join Date: Mar 2023 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 1	Dealership says small oil seep I am looking into purchasing a 2018 Camaro SS with 70k miles on it, the dealership said that there is an oil seep (they deemed not critical) and sent me the attached picture. Is this something I should be concerned about, or could this just be some loose bolts/filters I could fix myself? Attached Images

03-09-2023, 04:57 PM	#2
Justcruising Drives: 2019 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Florida Posts: 270	Seep Seep my ##s that looks like a leak that will get worse if not fixed soon.

03-09-2023, 06:49 PM	#4
HyperBlue1SS Drives: 2018 Hyper Blue Camaro 1SS Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Northeast Kansas Posts: 119	Is this a local dealership? I'm near the KC area on the Kansas side. If your serious about it I would take it to an independent shop and have an inspection done or at least take a hard look at it yourself. If it is way out of state I wouldn't bother with it. I made the mistake of buying a car in Texas and against my instincts, I bought it anyways because I had driven so far. Long story short I had to put a rebuilt longbock in it myself when the bottom end let go. I don't even consider used cars now that aren't a close enough drive to turn around and drive home from if need be! __________________ 1LE Replicas / Solo Axleback Exhaust/ Street Scene Front Splitter / Diode Dynamics Smoked LED Side Markers / OEM Smoked Tails & Third Brake Light / OEM Illuminated Door Sills / OEM ZL1 Side Skirts / OEM ZL1 Spoiler / OEM Black Badges / GM CAI / Soler Engineering TB/TC / Katzkin Leather / 20% Tint Last edited by HyperBlue1SS; 03-09-2023 at 11:04 PM.

03-10-2023, 08:34 AM	#9
RamAir02 Shadow Gray '19 ZLE M6 Drives: '19 ZL1 1LE M6 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 1,441 View My Garage	I'd let the dealer know about the common loose oil pan bolts, but make sure you're physically there to see the tech check / tighten those bolts. You want visual proof that the bolts are in fact loose to give you a level of confidence that this is the issue and it's not something else. If the oil pan bolts are already tight, I'd look for another car. __________________ 2019 ZL1 1LE \| M6 \| SGM \| PDR \| CF Dash \| Nav \| Wheel Locks PPF \| Paint Correction \| ZL1 Addons Rock Guards \| ZL1 Addons Lift Pads \| ZL1 Addons Feather Lite Tow Hook \| JWM Smoked Sidemarkers \| Wildhammer Smoked Rear Reflectors \| JWM License Plate LEDs \| RotoFab CAI \| ADM IC Reservoir v2 \| BC Forged RZ05 \| SPL Toe Arms \| BW Brake Deflectors \| CMS Roll Bar \| Schroth Profi II ASM Harnesses . Sold: '99 Trans Am (bolt-ons & cam) \| '00 WS6 (bolt-ons, heads, cam, 12 bolt) \| '05 CTS-V (bolt-ons, short throw) \| '10 SS/RS M6 (short throw, CAI, coilovers, LTs, catback, JRE tune) \| '01 WS6 YouTube

03-10-2023, 01:35 PM	#10
haggler Drives: '23 2SS RSblue 6MT, sold '19 ND2 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 262	Let them fix it as a condition to buy, I wouldn't buy as is. __________________ '23 2SS, 6 speed, NPP, Copper-free brakes, 56V Carbon Flash Rims, Riverside Blue 1LE sway bars EOS front splitter 5-6-22:1100, 7-19-22: 3000, 8-3-22: TPW 8/15/22, 10-4-22: ETA 10/13/2022 10-15-22 6000

03-09-2023, 05:50 PM	#3
302crossram Drives: 2023 Sharkskin 2SS Join Date: Oct 2022 Location: NWFL Posts: 758	that don't look like the infamous loose pan bolts

03-09-2023, 08:15 PM	#5
2004YZFR1 Drives: 2020 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe 2SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Nevada Posts: 296 View My Garage	It shouldn’t be leaking anything. I wouldn’t buy it unless they can find that problem and fit it. And then steam clean the motor.

03-09-2023, 10:58 PM	#6
N Camarolina Drives: 2021 2SS 1LE Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 802	There are stories from others on here about leaking oil pans. If it's just a loose bolt or two, that's one thing. But if it's a problem with the gasket seal, I think there's significantly more labor involved to take the pan off and reseal it. You're better off getting in writing that they'll replace the seal if necessary to completely stop the leak. Otherwise I wouldn't take the chance.

03-10-2023, 06:40 AM	#7
WhiteMale Drives: 23 ZL1 A10 Rapid Blue Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: MO Posts: 1,986	I had the leaky oil pan on my car, it only took about a 1/4 turn on 4 oil pan bolts and it stopped. Looked much like that picture. I think that they're being really honest but they need to repair it even if it's turning a couple of bolts. I've not seen any of these that needed anything more than a wrench and it was gone, no need to get in to the oil pan and replace a gasket. If that's a GM dealer I'd be shocked that they didn't just repair it, however they choose to. If it's on a used lot, I'm not too surprised. I'm in KC up by the airport.

03-10-2023, 08:24 AM	#8
The Maverick Somewhere in the Kalahari Drives: 2021/18 (de-fresh) 3LT RS Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: California Posts: 647	I'd be concerned that this might turn into a "large dollar seep"...

03-12-2023, 05:27 PM	#11
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,030 View My Garage	Modern cars don't leak most of the time. So why buy one that does?

03-12-2023, 08:19 PM	#12
AZIROC Drives: '86 IROC-Z '18 ZL1 Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Arizona Posts: 734	If you are looking to buy it...then pass. Or make the owner fix it.

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