Bumper Area Oil Leak: Could It Be Shock Fluid?

Morgan · 2024-12-22T17:10:59+00:00

Now that I've installed the SnapPlate front license plate holder, I finally filled out the EveryAmp review. Here it is. Hope it helps others: Shipped promptly, so the license plate holder arrived well before we picked up the car. Engineered and built VERY precisely to hold the plate very close to the front bumper without scraping. Installation instructions were clear, would have benefited from one more picture showing how to find the center slots in the grille. Grille Depth Adjustment instructions were also clear; with one half-turn adjustment of three screws, the license plate holder fit PERFECTLY in place. Check the EveryAmp web site for photographs of how much their product blocks the front camera image at every setting. After reviewing the photos, I chose the center setting. I find the camera interference at that setting is trivial for me. There's a lot of competition for the front-of-R1 real estate. My understanding is that Rivian's front plate holder requires drilling a hole in a perfectly good vehicle, and can also block a small part of the camera image. Tow hook mounts take a tow hook out of commission, and can block a sensor. EveryAmp's mount is designed to protect the grille by snapping off when attacked by a car-wash brush, so you have to dismount it (relatively easy to do) and remount it before washing. I'm still happy with the EveryAmp product, which we have installed in our R1S and now R1T. Very best wishes!

Rivian Mom

Member

Nov 26, 2024

Anyone come across an issue like this? Oily residue under the bumper on the passenger rear side. Don’t see any drips on the concrete. It almost seems like it’s coming from under the bumper/bed area, not a drive unit. Only incidentally noticed it yesterday morning.

A friend said it could be shock fluid. That she has had a fitting leak on the driver side, and it was a similar pattern. They ended up replacing the whole shock, not just the fitting.

Service is scheduled soon to investigate. But no warning lights or noticeable problems driving, adjusting ride height, etc. I had a drive unit leak once that caused a different pattern of fluid loss.

I rarely get any issues with my R1S, so I'm not entirely too worried about this. I just want to be careful to avoid any serious damage that'd make my R1S stay at the SC for a long period of time.

My instincts are telling me it's not a serious problem and something that could be resolved in a day because I haven't experienced any issue while driving. Hopefully my instincts will be right, so for now I'll keep my fingers crossed.

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