car leaking oil

[flipstar]

hey guys my car seems to be leaking oil after a good drive but its a slow leak the oil patch wnt b big until a few hours but if i drive the car jus down the road or sumthing there wnt be any oil leak any ideas where the leak might be coming from guys? much heap would be appreciated

Jesse

[Drew]

You're kidding right? Seriously how the **** are we supposed to know?

Take it to a mechanic that can put it on a hoist and look... could be millions of places its leaking from

[Nikki]

yeah dude thats something you should go look under the car for/go to a mechanic

[EuroAccord13]

So many variables to oil leaks...

Sump plug, valve cover gasket, crankshaft seals etc... Sit the car and try and find the source of the leak.. If your engine bay is too dirty or oily, give it a good degreasing job and then sit and wait for leaks to appear...

[bennjamin]

park it over night on some flat ground , and observe in the morning what area on the ground or on the engine the oil has leaked too.
Then message back here

[lil_miss_vtec]

My car did that - it was the sump plug, when the oil was hot and thinner it would leak.. easy fix tho

[flipstar]

hey guys i jus had a look and its leaking just above the oil filter cause i saw drops forming on a few bolts under it and i felt around n there was a big oil clump could it be a loose bolt or sumthing

[lil_miss_vtec]

On ur oil filter there is a rubber seal that can easily come off when u replace the filter as u turn it sideways to scew it on... (I speak from experience...) It happened 2 me b4 but it leaked a sh*t load and I knew straight away!!

[lil_miss_vtec]

or u didnt scew it on tight enough

[flipstar]

nah its not leaking around the oil filter its just the area above it and it all comes down 2 bolts below and form droplets

[bennjamin]

or u didnt scew it on tight enough

you musnt OVER tighten a oil filter. Firmly with your clean hand is good enough. Too tight can snag the filter to the thread once the engine warms up etc.

[Drew]

Probably rocker cover gasket