Oil Change Help - Rookie

[DrCactus]

Over the weekend I checked under my car as it was sitting for a couple days in the garage - I placed news paper under the car to give me an idea where the oil drippings are coming from... however, NO OIL dripping anymore. The O-ring was installed. Very odd.... is it possible when the car is running and the oil is hot and under pressure it is leaking from somewhere else ???

[husker boxster]

Might have been some residual oil from the oil filter area. It can splash onto the side of the engine when removing the filter canister and maybe it dripped down / off and was done.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by DrCactus

is it possible when the car is running and the oil is hot and under pressure it is leaking from somewhere else ???

Yes, oil drips can come from a number of places. I'd re-torque the oil drain plug and filer housing to the correct values and then continue to monitor for any drips.

[Pdwight]

Did you use a new one ?