Oil on the Flywheel

[Zayd]

When changing my clutch the mechanic found some oil on the flywheel.  He said that is looks fine but is asking me if I want to still change it.  He also says that apparantly the flywheels have oil inside them.

Does the oil indicate that the flywheel is knackered and needs replacing.

[MaXXeH]

when there is oil on the fly it will make it slip.  you just replace it.  You can clean it but it is never the same.

[gsn1978]

clean it in a parifin de-greese bath will be fine, id have him check the crank shaft oil seal, that my be leaking a bit...... i wouldnt replace the fly wheel if its just got oil on it......

[Zayd]

I got both the flywheel and clutch replaced at a total cost of £470 including labour.  He showed me the oil leakage and it was just coming from inside the flywheel.  It was just seeping out so I didn't suspect oil coming from anywhere else.

The car's driving great now, biting point is low and acceleration perfect.