2001 Hyundai Tiburon, small oil leak? i think?
Yesterday i went to test drive a 2001 Hyundai Tiburon, i loved the car inside and out... but.... under the hood i noticed the bolt i circled in the picture was a little wet, there wasn't enough liquid for me to wipe off and see what it was... after i drove i there was though, it was a tiny bit of oil, what would cause this? should i stay away from the car? i also noticed the windshield wipers move REALLY slow.. unless i just don't know how to use them right.. but my main concern is the little bit of oil coming from this screw.... V
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The screw you are referring to is a 'rocker cover' screw... the rocker cover is the black/grey part on the top of the engine that has the Hyundai logo and DOHC 16V. It with the other screws in that part hold a gasket between it and the cylinder head, the screw may just need a little tightening to fix the leak, you may have to replace the screw, or even replace the rocker cover gasket to fix the leak. It's obvious you don't know much about car mechanics, If the car is from a car yard you could say something like "fix the leak and i'll think about it". But if it's a private sale you'll probably have to get it fixed yourself, try talking the seller down a few $ and take it to a reputable mechanic to repair. With the wipers was the windscreen dry or wet??? If dry they would be slow because there is no lubricant(water) to let the rubber wiper slide across the glass, if wet it might just be how they are...slow, check the wipers in another Tiburon and see if they are the same speed. does your slow mean the moved slowly across the screen, or there was a lot of time between each pass of the wipers if lots of time you probably had them set on 'intermittent'.
the leak is a seal in the front main Bering on the motor.
the Koreans made the car so it could keep up with Boss american cars
and they added a turbo system
it just causes the motor to fry in a very short time.
for goodness sake come back to the real thing
stay away from the rice burners nothing but junk. imagine your 500 Miles away from home and your Hyundai break down parts are so far away you would be better to burn the junk. the tiburon does have nice lines but it just like Sarah Palin just looks no service or parts.
And dont by the Japonese cars none ever last as long or run as cheap as American. muscle. .
T-Bone..what the hell are you talking about? Nothing you said makes any sense, but it was good for a laugh! Replace the valve cover gasket, also find out the history of the timing belt. It's due every 60,000 miles. Good Job T-bone!!!
you have to change the screw.