Driving school questions

[Guest Anonymous]

No oil leaks are listed in the mechanical check

sheet. If you look under tranny, diff and motor of

the one I planning to drive, you could see oil,

nothing that would leave a puddle if parked for a

day, but I am worried about this particular

requirement on a 30 year old car. They must be

talking about extreme cases, is this a go no go

check?

Michael

72 38/38

[Guest Anonymous]

i am doing my first school end of october and have

similar concerns on my '73. i doubt that little

amount of oil should make a difference. the tech is

a checklist and they don't keep the car for any

amount of time. i'm sure that they are focused on

the biggies like brakes and wheel bearings and

other major failures.

i hope.

mike

[Guest Anonymous]

Generally it visually leaking fluid they are worried about, as in putting oil on the track. You will be fine based on your description, you may want to climb under and clean off what you can before you go.

[Guest Anonymous]

flagged for anything more than what looks like might fly off and get on someone's face screen and obscure their vision. Also we have to have catch bottles for everything that has overflow-blow-off-etc. This probably doesn't help much, but I'd give the surface a good cleaning before inspection.

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

your tech inspection will see the amount of oil/fluid you have underneath and will make the call- but i know that they usually dont punt a car for non-gushing leak. They obviously dont want a car out there laying down fluid, but that is not your car's case. You will pass tech, and you will just take a rag to the areas before you drive to the track. If your "seep" becomes a "leak" during the days, you may be black flagged. But you have driven your car hard already and it is holding, so that is unlikely. Even the modern cars have surface oil, other fluids present, and they are admitted. Who is doing your tech?

[Guest Anonymous]

The 4-speeds leak all the time from the vent hole.

This is entirely normal. As long as you don't leave a puddle underneath don't worry.

There is a reason for the 10k oil change window on the gearbox.

-Justin

'76 02

'97 m3

http://www.bmw2002.net

[Guest Anonymous]

Don't stress too much over the car. Just make sure it is in good shape a few days prior to the event. The night before the school should be for sleep ONLY.

The day of the event should be as little stress as possible. Make your checklists well in advance.

The top two items on your agenda for the day should be: #1- BREATHE, and #2- Have fun!

[Guest Anonymous]

the helmet is checked for at least a sa95.dont take a motor cycle helment it will not pass [m]. that seats and seat belts are secure.. hub caps are removed..no loose items in or on car. check that the battery is well secured. i have never crawled under a car to check it prior to tracking..typically the corner workers will black flag ya if they see alot of smoke coming from a car.. and we will look under the car if u go two wheels off or more.. but that is to check for debris or damage to the car... you will have a ball i ran my 02 at gingerman this last month.. it leaks no problem and it turned a 1:52..

[Guest Anonymous]

(nt)

[Guest Anonymous]

I bought an M helmet ( by mistake) but it is snell 2000, brand new, I dont understand why a M helmet would be unacceptable for in car use- it seems to me that M helmets have to be better to protect head than non-M: i wrote Bruce to see if i am compliant or whether i get to throw another "ki" on the fire, as it were.