ok, so i went to top off my oil before i change it this weekend, and like, when i drove my car i came back and there was a whole puddle of oil underneath. This wasnt there before i put new oil in it, and i didnt like hit anything. I think my stepdad told me the wrong weight to put in, he said 10w 30, and the air box says 5w 30. Could this have something to do with it? and if so is there a possibility of major damage to my engine? how do i fix this, ima do an oil change like NOW (as soon as i can get a ride to Autozone) please help!

 

You have to find the leak. The viscosity of the oil shouldn't matter.

 

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Yeah, using a different weight oil wouldn't have caused the leak...LoL...

get under there and do some investigation! The first step is finding the source of the leak...

 

Just check the gaskets

 

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Easier said than done . Ima pull it up on some blocks now and check where its commin from. from what i have seen so far it looks to be near the oil filter

 

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Nice, tighten that sucker back up and call it a day

 

well i got new oil and a new filter, so ima further investigate when i put them on. First time i've ever done an oil change, so tell me if im correct ( i believe i am...) oil out, filter off, new fileter on, new oil in
basically right?

 

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basically right?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yep, it's pretty basic.

 

dont forget to put some oil in the filter

also make sure the old filter gasket isnt stuck on the block if it is take it off or you will get major oil leak

 

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And replace the crush washer...

 

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Easier said than done . Ima pull it up on some blocks now and check where its commin from. from what i have seen so far it looks to be near the oil filter</TD></TR></TABLE>

one time i did an oil change on my friend's car and when I took the oil filter off,
the gasket on the oil filter was still attached to the block, of course i didn't know.
i put a new oil filter on wit another gasket without knowing, got it all done and started the car, oil all over the place

u might wanna check that since u said the leak was near the oil filter

 

ok, done the change, no filter gasket stuck, oil in the filter first, every thing so far so good. I looked more around and it seems that it was the oil filter that was the cause of the leak, of course i dont know why it would all of a sudden start leaking with out any physical damage or anything (it was perfectly fine untill this morning) I drove it around the block and its sittin in my drive way so i can monitor if it is still leaking

 

ok, so i've been watchin my car closely since i changed the oil, and there appears to be no leaks any more ( i was scared this morning b/c there was oil in my parking spot at school, but its the same oil from yesterday )

I do however notice a weird smell, could this be attributed to previous driving w/ low oil? or could it be anotehr problem all together. My brake pads do need replacing so it could be that too. Just wanted to know, thanks for help guys

 

weird smell is probably coming from the oil that dripped onto your exhaust. as you drive it will eventually all burn off.

 

ok, that makes some sense as there was oil driped on to my exaust. Thanks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 92eh3si &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">one time i did an oil change on my friend's car and when I took the oil filter off, the gasket on the oil filter was still attached to the block, of course i didn't know.
i put a new oil filter on wit another gasket without knowing, got it all done and started the car, oil all over the place

u might wanna check that since u said the leak was near the oil filter </TD></TR></TABLE>

same exact thing happened to me once...
something about this thread makes me laugh