While sorting my battery out noticed some oil around and under the egr area shown in pics also checked oil and its really black i know it has certain oil but my mate said it needed changing just need some advice.

Also when i turn wheel say 70 percent of full lock when turning round corners slowly i can hear a creaking noise does it both directions and only when traveling slow.

Edited 10 August, 201015 yr by gaz130

Dunno about the oil but the creaking noise may be spring and or seating of the spring related. Do they 'creak' when you bounce the car by hand?

Dunno about the oil but the creaking noise may be spring and or seating of the spring related. Do they 'creak' when you bounce the car by hand?

No noise when car bounced the noise is more a humming sound sorry should of explained noise better think it may be power steering pump .

Edited 11 August, 201015 yr by gaz130

Not sure about the creaking noise; check the aux drivebelt tension before anythign else (cos it's free).

The oil colour seems perfectly normal for a diesel, presuming it's done more than about 2 miles since the last oil change. In fact I'd go as far as to say that if the oil is still yellow/green (depending on make) after 200 miles then you need to get worried because the oil isn't working correctly. Do you know how to check mileage to next service? I think it's in the manual, and if you don't have one there's a link to a searchable PDF in the sticky posts top of page 1.

OIl check light(orange)came on so checked and level has dropped to bottom of dipstick,only place where ive noticed oil is around the area on pic . Could this be the problem and would a delete pipe fix with oil catch tank fitted.

My steering creeks when locking to lock, think its just the wheels, as when I do it, it makes the same noise but the other side of the car.

While sorting my battery out noticed some oil around and under the egr area shown in pics

The EGR seems to vent some oil, so that is pretty normal (or at least my 110 does!)