355 Oil leak 355

A major service isn't a magic wand of certification. If well done things related to it should be just fine. But still sh^& happens. Oil drips are rarely a big deal. They are 90% an easy fix. But it needs a simple diagnosis. It needs someone to look for where the oil is coming from.

 

I say don't worry about it. Your car was "personal" to you. It is just a "unit" to them. They want you wrapped up emotionally. That's their superpower. As to cause sometimes that's just what happens. I can't imagine how transport or filling oil as described or a perfectly well serviced car would have a pool of oil on the header. It's not big deal to smoke the headers get hot. Oil smokes just like it would if you have oil in a frying pan. No harm comes of it. If you get a lot of oil leaking you don't want to start a fire but the typical some oil on headers and smokes is no big deal. It might be embarrassing to you but you'll get over it.

Italian car without oil leaks = better check make sure there is oil in it

 

Id be looking at rocker covers. Mine dripped a bit and whilst that didnt really bother me but the smell did (spider).

seems theres a bit there so should nit be hard to trace.

 

Let's reverse the roles. You buy the car at the dealer (after a nice little test drive). During the test drive, it's perfect... no smoke, no oil drips, nothing. You bang out the deal with the dealer on a Friday night. A few days later you got to pick up the car and enjoy your new Ferrari. On the way home, some oil leaks, or a CEL illuminates. I 100% guarantee the dealer isn't losing a wink of sleep or feeling any 'personal' stuff whatsoever. They'd ask you to bring it back. Probably fix it. And probably one party or the other would pay the bill.

Now, back to your current situation.... If the deal is done and inked, just don't worry about it.

(I have no idea why your car suddenly had a leak -- but for just for emphasis, '1 quart' is more than I'd consider a small amount, It's about 10% of the system capacity.)

 

I read that as independent events. It needed some oil he put it in. The leak on the header is minor probably from valve cover no big deal. Sometimes a evap hose will leak oil and oil will wick into strange places.

 

The cam covers have often been the culprits in minor oil leaks on Ferrari V8's. The gaskets are thin and fragile and the cam covers have a very narrow sealing surface machined around the perimeters. My personal experience when installing these gaskets is to coat both the cam cover and the gasket surfaces with a "Very Thin" smear of Honda Bond sealant prior to assembly. I have not had any leaks since. Also any minor "squeeze out" that may cause the detail oriented dismay can be easily trimmed once cured with a scalpel. J Glen Wesanko

 

Counterpoint: Engines aren't supposed to leak oil (or fuel). If they are, it's because something is wrong. What is that something? It could be a weeping gasket that you can safely ignore. Or it could be a significant problem. Or it could be something that's really easy to fix. I've never found a pool of oil on the header of my 355, but if I did, I would absolutely figure out how it got there -- and then decide whether or not it's no big deal.