[V8] Raced an R8...and lost/wierdness in Utah

[Kneale Brownson]

Maybe a quick change in elevation and the resultant internal pressures caused an otherwise sound seal to let loose briefly?  
   
  Or, could it have been A/C compressor oil?

"toml99 at todomundo.com" <toml99 at todomundo.com> wrote:
  Hey everyone, well I just got back from a roadtrip to Utah and back 
(thankfully). First off, was coming down I-80 from Park City to Salt 
Lake and saw those "cat-like" LED headlights coming up on me....the 
guy gets right next to me and waves/salutes. So feeling like a 
teenager, I put it in Sport mode and floored it.....he gives me a few 
second head start, then blows by me like I'm not moving, all the 
while emitting a really cool sound...Looked like he was about 30 or 
so, and since the Idaho Powerball was up to $275million, yes I bought 
some tickets....
Now to the wierdness...I was heading up to Snowbird and when I got to 
the parking lot, I thought my car was on fire. Looked underneath and 
the whole underside of the car was wet with oil, and was burning on 
both pipes/cats. After skiing, I went to the maintenance shed and 
was hoping they'd let me pull it in on their unused oil change pit 
and see if I could see where it was coming from.....It was friday and 
I was supposed to head home on Sun. No amount of pleading/bribing 
could get them to sway, but they did give me the 2 quarts to get me 
down the hill. The car previously didn't leak a drop. Dealer 
service was open on Sat in Orem, and after cleaning the entire thing, 
head tech had it up on the hoist running/revving/shifting for 2 hours 
and not a drop leaked. He had no idea where it came from and has not 
leaked in the 1000 miles since. It was totally worth the $100 just 
to have the entire bottom cleaned. It came from the Left side. The 
oil pressure sending unit(rt side) has been wet since I got the car @ 
52K(now has 105K) and I got it in 03 to answer the other post and is 
definatly not the culprit. Both distributors/round cover on right w/ 
3 nuts I did 6 months ago.....The rear main seal has a tiny drip, but 
not enough to even leave a spot on the ground. Any ideas?...Also, 
the heater fan started intermittently working(tech guessed brushes in 
the fan motor). Then in Idaho on return trip, I was fishing in a 
deep canyon(where I was 1 of 3 cars all day) the car didn't start. 
Seemed like no fuel issue. No phone service/people and it was getting 
late. Blinked out the codes and there were none(had the book). 
Finally I remembered hearing that a loose gas cap on my diesel truck 
can cause a no start, and sure enough it was loose(convinced a 
survivalist snuck up and siphoned)....and it sparked right up. And 
after 3 years of perfectly working new front rotors, the shake's 
back. Does all this make me a little nervous....yes. Will I ever 
consider getting rid it....absolutly not. With all the new front 
suspension/tune-up parts...it was the smoothest/most comfortable 1000 
miles I've ever done....Sincerely Tom
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