Oil On Garage Floor After Oil Change

The other item is the drain plug which goes into the oil pan.

Oil on garage floor after oil change.

When i took it back they checked it and said it was old oil that had accumulated on the chassis. A new oil filter will be placed in the engine with each oil change. Also i smell oil during that period then it all goes away. I check my oil every time i fill up no problem.

Depending on how they messed up the fix may be easy or more difficult and expensive. After an oil change there may be a small oil drip because some engines have the oil filter placed in a way that oil will spill. Interesting every time i get an oil change i have a small drop on the garage floor over the next two or three days. Checking for oil leaks.

If it s a newer car probably not as advances in automotive and lubricant technology have outmoded the need for an oil change every 3 000 miles. I ended up with oil leaking on my garage floor. They also said there was no way the oil could be drained on the lincoln without this happening. The drain plug is placed back into the oil pan after the old oil has been drained out.

Sometimes professionals mess up and your car leaks oil after oil and filter are changed. I took my 1991 lincoln continental in to one of those ten minute oil change places for an oil change. My sister got oil change from midas on her 1997 chrysler concorde 3 5 85 000 miles a few days later and about 12 miles of driving oil started coming out about 3 quarts in an hour not from the oil filter or drain plug but seems to be coming from the front cover i assume a front seal. Car leaking oil after oil change.

Can be as simple as tightening a bolt or filter.