Thread: Oil flowing out of engine. 4 quarts a quarter mile.

Originally Posted by joe0813

the filter might be double gasket. and whoever did the oil change cranked the filter down. i would check it with the car running on jack stands and just have a friend turn it on and then shut it off so its not spraying oil everywhere. but before you start it.... CLean the area with brake clean and a rag so you can see better

I will check that out. It going to be very evident where the leak is at start up. It was pretty scary when i quickly peeked under the running car to see soo much oil flowing out. There wasn't like a "Oh let me see where its dripping from while i got it running." It was more like, "Holy ****. Turn it off before the motor spins a bearing or something."

Originally Posted by scottydoggs

mine all started out as small leaks, then opened up like a flowing river, i lost 3 quarts the first time. cars were passing me on the highway beeping with oil all over their windshields lol and i was killing bugs out the back big time, coated the whole underside of the car to the rear bumper.

its a quick easy check to see if its leaking. a good flash light helps a ton, even during the day.

Sounds like my experience. lol Kinda looked like the John Candy movie Uncle Buck with his smoking car. Best part is that i had just zoomed past some guy for driving like a moron. He was probably saying, " Karma."