einzelherz

So I changed my oil today at 3K miles. It's the second change since I bought the car, the first one having been a quart low. I know I have a leak because the rim of my oil pan is always wet and I'm pretty sure the front crank seal is leaking. The back might be too.

A half quart of oil came out of my engine. So on a scale of 1 to 10, how screwed am I?

Crashtestdummy

Is it burning it or just leaking it all out? If its just leaking as long as you keep the oil level up it will be fine until you can change it or it starts pouring out. If its burning it thats probably your rings and that just sucks. I would take it to a mechanic you trust if you don't feel you can figure out where its leaking and do the repair on your own.

grumblemarc

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Hope your oil pressure is up. Maybe get a cheap Sunpro gauge to keep an eye on it. Eventually you're going to have to track down the sources of the leaks and fix them before a major seal goes out.

Libertariat

Is the underside covered in oil?

If you were burning that much you'd notice it in your rear view.

einzelherz

No signs of burning it. Compression was 166-172 across all four cylinders. The underside isn't oily really, just the rim. I don't have drip stains on my parking spot or my coworker's driveway.

It's very strange. It's like the oil fairy comes and takes it away. I'm worried that it's actually burning up in the motor, but away from the combustion chambers. That or I have a clog somewhere and it's not draining back properly.