AmyZed Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Hi all, hoping someone could help- Ive had white wheels on my 350 for 7 plus years and as they’re white I clean them a lot! This weekend they had oil inside the inner barrels / alloy - on all four alloys. Never happened before. Hope the photo will help… does anyone know what may have caused this and where it’s from? thank you in advance! itd just come back from a service but wheels weren’t removed so trying to figure out where the oil is coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Its weird that it's on all four, maybe it's something that's kicked up from the road as it looks different on each picture? I guess it could even be a small bit of spill onto the undertray that's then been kicked up as the car has been moved/driven? Hope you get it sorted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunning Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Did they bleed your brakes? It's not brake fluid is it? Have you managed to clean it off ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyZed Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 They didn’t bleed the brakes no, I’ll give them a call to see what they think it might be but not sure if I should be driving it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyZed Posted June 16, 2021 Author Share Posted June 16, 2021 On 14/06/2021 at 15:14, Sim said: Its weird that it's on all four, maybe it's something that's kicked up from the road as it looks different on each picture? I guess it could even be a small bit of spill onto the undertray that's then been kicked up as the car has been moved/driven? Hope you get it sorted. Thank you, possibly! I guess I’ll need to get it to a garage and ask what they think it is, and see if any more appears as I drive it again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser Posted June 16, 2021 Share Posted June 16, 2021 You sure it's oil? If you drove on a wet day and the water got in the disks it could literral be rusty water spinning out of the vents - thats why it would be in line with the disks. On the other hand you could have washed her and let the water stand a bit before driving, would be more likley to happen if she was parked up for a while before a good old wash as well. The big dots are when you stop - hopefully it will clean off if you get to it quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyZed Posted August 9, 2021 Author Share Posted August 9, 2021 On 16/06/2021 at 20:05, Keyser said: You sure it's oil? If you drove on a wet day and the water got in the disks it could literral be rusty water spinning out of the vents - thats why it would be in line with the disks. On the other hand you could have washed her and let the water stand a bit before driving, would be more likley to happen if she was parked up for a while before a good old wash as well. The big dots are when you stop - hopefully it will clean off if you get to it quickly. Thank you For your message! You were right that’s what it was! Never had this before but luckily wasn’t oil, just very browny water, feel a bit silly now but even a garage were rubbing their heads about “oil” there when they saw it. Very glad that it was just brown water stains though! Thank you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted August 9, 2021 Share Posted August 9, 2021 Quote: "If you drove on a wet day and the water got in the disks it could literral be rusty water spinning out of the vents - thats why it would be in line with the disks. " Yes, in my experience disc brakes are prone to causing this inner wheel staining, but not those with drum brakes. It is more evident after a run following cleaning - no doubt the soapy water helps shift the build up of pad residue within the discs. A decent wheel brush will easily clean off the staining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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