Happens like once a week and I'm pissed at myself. sttp01 wrote:well i was driving and did not see a speed bump cause it was not painted yellow. It's a flap or cover for something. Speed bumps are littered all over campus and I give them props because two students got hit by a speeding jeep recently. For instance, a broken suspension arm may cause your vehicle to slam down forcibly whenever it encounters a bump. Its tricklinking out at a relatively fast pace, the car was running and everything was fine after the speed bump, but as I was getting home the oil indicator started flashing. I drove over a speed bump that had come loose on my street. Mechanic says this damaged my engine. Very useful information on knocking noises when driving over speed bumps. and didn't notice a leak. The car is a 99' 2.8 V6 Quattro. Your car’s suspension should be preventing you from being tossed around when going over speed bumps or potholes. Speed bumps are littered all over campus and I give them props because two students got hit by a speeding jeep recently. I hit the bump, immediately get out to check out the damage. First thought was the oil pan, i did not see any oil leaking out, but could not see if there were any dents. I looked under my car and saw nothing handing down. It is not coming from the bottom of the motor, oil filter, or the primary. Hit a small speed bump at about 25 mph and the transmission… Hit a small speed... Hit a small speed bump at about 25 mph and the transmission stopped working. Got home and realized there was a huge oil leak. Car leaking water like fluid after going over a huge speed bump So today i was going home and i took a different route that i was not familiar with and there was this huge speed bump on it. I drove over a speed bump that had come loose on my street. For the past 5 days, I have checked for any drips or leaks, but there has been nothing. An Arbarth one will do 0-60 in 7.9 seconds and 128 mph, a regular 1.2 litre one take nearly 13 seconds to get to 60 and only do 99mph top speed, but it gets 58.9 mpg combined. A spike was sticking up. Turn off engine" and when I checked the oil the stick in the hood was completely clean and really hard to … Y’know, when you’re crushing speed bumps on a daily basis, bottoming out and bumping your way across raised rolls of asphalt. I hit a speed bump and cracked my oil pan. I looked under my car and saw nothing handing down. so my car slams over it at about 25 mph. Yesterday I was driving through a neighborhood, and drove over a speed bump (no I wasn't speeding, I was doing 1-3mph when I drove over it), and it sounded like my car bottomed out, and something scraped in the middle section underbody. If you scrape your car on a speed bump and it is leaking what are the possibilities? I parked and when I went to drive aqain my car was blinking and said "oil press. It then fell off and I retrieved it luckily. Also, I accidentally parked onto the curb when making it into a … Oil leaking from the strut. If all the oil leaks out, this strut will start to make a knocking noise over bumps and cause excessive tire chop. I had to tow my wife's van in and replace the transmission pan for that very reason! Alright, I hit a sadistically placed, ridiculously massive speed bump that was probably intended to slow down tanks circa WWII, and now I'm leaking oil... and I mean all of it. This is a discussion on Underbody hit & now oil is leaking. Happens like once a week and I'm pissed at myself. I hit a speed bump and cracked my oil pan. I sometimes go 15mph (max limit) and the bumps are bit bumpy to make sure you go 5mph. I sometimes go 15mph (max limit) and the bumps are bit bumpy to make sure you go 5mph. Went over a speed bump yesterday at low speed but still grounded. If you hit it just the wrong way, you can damage the transmission pan, causing a leak of fluid (rapidly), and the vehicle will not go much further! A common symptom of a bad suspension due to curb damage: Lots of bouncing.