oil or maybe brake fluid leak under drivers side of engine

[m0bov]

Hi, noticed a blob of dark green ish oil, just to the right of the drivers side front wheel.

 

I had a look around the engine bay, I found something looking oily:

 https://goo.gl/photos/4UEwDqerApKzTXpJA

 

 

Look up from my foot, you can see a small patch of shiny oily residue. The wheels rest on the mats!

https://goo.gl/photos/FgdnJe8u8hpQShwK7

 

Any ideas? Nothing has been done to the car except a service last Nov with brake fluid change and a new engine Feb 2015! I washed the underside a few weeks ago with my Karcher under chassis cleaner so it must be something fresh. The oil (if it is that) looked very "clean" but not sure if it was oil.

 

I can see where its dripping, but the photo is too blurred. There is a shiny piece of something near to the CV joint and it was dripping from there.

[silver1011]

There shouldn't be anything leaking out of the CV joint, is the boot / gaitor split?

 

Green residue sounds like grease to me, which makes sense as there will be grease inside the CV joint.

 

[hatchy]

Unless a driveshaft seal has gone and it's losing transmission fluid.

[silver1011]

As it has had a new engine then the drive shafts will have been off and back on meaning there is a chance they weren't fitted correctly or they nipped a seal whilst doing it.

[m0bov]

Hi, sorry its not at the Cv joint, its just towards the rear. There is possibly a mount or something which is shiny alloy colour and its dripping from that. Yes it culd be drive shaft. I wonder then if that's covered under my 2 year warranty.

[m0bov]

I tried to google for an image of the underside of the engine but failed!

[m0bov]

Well, its booked in next week for it to be checked, but a couple of better photos. I think its actually engine oil. I have checked around the filter and rocket cover but that all looks ok.

 

https://goo.gl/photos/EVmcgbnMGPEd1xxM7

 

https://goo.gl/photos/StuqAPx8tZQbNT94A

[m0bov]

nobody?