Technical Oil problem...

[goalouzo]

Hi...
I have croma 1.9 16v ...
Last night the man from the parking told me he saw oil on my place...
This morning i saw it was a small lake of oil under the car...
I call the service and told me it could be the oil filter ...
Anyone has the same problem?
The car has 150000 km but had fuel service before 7 days...

 

[DoIDon'tI]

More likely to be the sump plug either hasn't been tightened properly, the sump plug seal hasn't been replaced or the sump plug has been overtightened and the sump threads have stripped

Don't drive it until you find out the cause.

HTH.

 

[Doofer]

Are you sure it's oil? The air con condensate water drips from right under the engine on these - on my previous cars it was further back. Got me a bit worried when I first got the car. If the puddle dries up after a day or so then it's water.

 

[Moneyfool]

With the engine undertray in place it would prevent the sump plug dripping 'cleanly' in one place. The oil filter is to the back of the tray but it too wouldn't leak neatly. The a/c pipe does drip neatly but obviously shouldn't be oil. Have a look underneath at the tray and see if any damp/wet areas. Look at your dipstick to see if you have lost any oil. As DIDI states don't drive it until you know the cause.