Oil Leak Inspection

Mobile oil leak inspection at your home or office, tracing the actual source rather than replacing gaskets on suspicion.

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Typical Duration 1 hour

We clean the affected area and run the engine, trace the fresh oil to its origin using ultraviolet dye where required, check the crankcase breather system, then identify the source and explain its urgency and repair cost.

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At your home or office
Fair & transparent pricing
6-month, 6000km warranty

The Most Trusted Mobile Oil Leak Inspection

Oil leaks are deceptive because oil travels. It leaves the engine at one point, gets blown backwards and downwards by airflow, and drips somewhere entirely different. That is why gaskets get replaced without the leak stopping. Michanic traces oil leaks properly at your home or office, cleaning the area and using dye where needed to find where the oil is actually coming from.

Why Choose Our Mobile Oil Leak Inspection Services?

  1. Source Actually Found:
    The drip point is rarely the leak point. Cleaning and tracing is what distinguishes a rocker cover from a rear main seal.
  2. Urgency Established:
    Some leaks are a nuisance. Oil onto a hot exhaust is a fire risk, and oil onto a timing belt threatens the engine.
  3. Cost Perspective:
    A rocker cover gasket and a rear main seal are both oil leaks with wildly different costs. Knowing which changes your decision.
  4. At Your Home or Office:
    We can look at the car where the spots are appearing, which is itself useful information.

Why We are the Best Choice for Mobile Oil Leak Inspection

  • Cleaned and Rechecked:
    The area is cleaned and the engine run, so fresh oil shows the actual origin rather than years of accumulated residue.
  • Dye Used Where Needed:
    Ultraviolet dye added to the oil makes a slow or hidden leak unmistakable under a lamp.
  • Breather System Checked:
    A blocked crankcase breather pressurises the engine and pushes oil past healthy seals, which is a much cheaper fix.
  • Honest Priorities:
    You are told which leaks matter, which can be monitored, and which are creating a genuine risk.

Not all oil leaks are equal. A weep from a rocker cover is mostly a nuisance until the oil reaches the exhaust manifold, at which point it produces smoke and a genuine fire risk. A front crankshaft seal leak on a belt driven engine is far more serious, because oil degrades the timing belt and a snapped belt destroys an interference engine. Then there is the simplest risk of all: a leak fast enough to lower the level significantly means running low on oil, and oil starvation damages bearings within seconds.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Why is it hard to find an oil leak?
    Because oil travels. Airflow blows it backwards and downwards from where it escapes, so the drip point is often nowhere near the leak point. Cleaning and tracing is the only reliable way to identify it.
  • Are all oil leaks urgent?
    No. A small rocker cover weep is mostly a nuisance. Oil reaching a hot exhaust is a fire risk, oil on a timing belt threatens the engine, and any leak fast enough to lower the level is serious.
  • What is a dye test?
    Ultraviolet dye is added to the engine oil and the engine run. Under an ultraviolet lamp the dye glows brightly at the point it escapes, which makes slow and hidden leaks unmistakable.
  • Can engine oil stop-leak products help?
    They swell rubber seals and can slow a minor weep temporarily. They do not repair a failed seal or gasket, and the swelling effect is not selective, so they are at best a short term measure.
  • Why does my engine leak from several places at once?
    Usually a blocked crankcase breather. It pressurises the engine and forces oil past seals that are otherwise sound, so several small leaks appear together. Clearing the breather is far cheaper than replacing every gasket.