2016 Volkswagen Golf - Oil leak

Maintenance/Repairs
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Oil leak when parked

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Are you going to fix or ignore?

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Mechanics usually can resolve that kind of issue.

Another solution might be to drive the car constantly, if it only leaks while parked.

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Check your oil often,keep your oil topped off, if it leaks while parked it probably leaks more at speed. Get it looked at sooner rather than later.

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Bring the vehicle to a shop and see if they can locate the leak.

If not, then ask that they add a dye to the oil. Then drive the vehicle a while and then bring it back. They’ll us a UV light that will expose where the oil is leaking from with the dye mixed in.

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Tester

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Diy’er, no 2016 Golf experience. But I did own a much older Rabbit, and its infrequent oil leaks were usually sourced from the valve cover. Replacing the valve cover gasket stopped the leak.