After I jacked my car on stands, oil started to leak...

[violametallic-S-]

Before storing my car for the winter i experienced oil in my coolant. After doing research I bought a new oil cooler and seals. My plan was to start on it today but I jacked the car up and oil started to leak.

It dripped for about 10min and pretty much stopped, after putting it back down it didnt leak again. The first picture shows the small puddle after 15 min of being lifted.

In the second picture, it shows where its leaking from, obviously its leaking on the skid plate and rolling down from somewhere but where? Also it was a action shot of the oil drip, its not pouring out or anything.

Oil gauge reads half oil which makes sense because thats what it was left at before winter. And there are no other oil spots on the floor from the winter.

I understand it could be the rms or hopefully something less hectic, but why is it leaking while being lifted?

[Ghostrider 310]

Just a guess but it might be leaking when lifted because there is a pool of oil in that pan it's dripping from that is changing position when the car is lifted. FYI, oil & coolant can also mean a failure of a head gasket.

[jaykay]

+1

Collection of fluid on top of the plate

[thstone]

You'll have to drop the pan to see where the oil is coming from. Be careful, there is likely to be more oil on top of the pan waiting to spill onto whatever you don't want oily.

[violametallic-S-]

It's clean oil that dripped, compared to the oil on the dip stick which was darker.
It's impossible to spill while refilling..

[Dragonwind]

Originally Posted by violametallic-S-

It's clean oil that dripped, compared to the oil on the dip stick which was darker.
It's impossible to spill while refilling..

...unless he has a cracked filler tube perhaps.

[tommy986]

Where are the bolts that should be holding the pan on that end?

That's a structural part of the suspension.

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Is it motor oil or transmission gear lube ?

[Ghostrider 310]

Originally Posted by tommy986

Where are the bolts that should be holding the pan on that end?

That's a structural part of the suspension.

mile marker 46

[WhipE350]

+1 Where are the missing bolts? The chassis reinforcement plate is attached to the rear axle support by two bolts and torqued to about 48lb. Also I would agree the oil came off the reinforcement plate. Look at the oil closely and smell it. Transmission fluid smells nasty compare to engine oil. Normally engine oil leaks occur forward of the rear axle support unless your oil filler tube is leaking where it attaches to the filler (mine was).
Look closely for signs of oil where the transmission meets the engine, this is where RMS leaks would show but generally that oil would not land on the reinforcement plate.
Good luck!

[Deserion]

Well crap, mine doesn't have that plate on it...

[Steve Tinker]

Then you have a serious handling / structural problem......
You are not supposed to even drive the car without it being attached / unbolted to the chassis structure.

[ekam]

Where are the missing bolts? Photo look very unsettling like an unsolved murder mystery.

[Deserion]

Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

Then you have a serious handling / structural problem......
You are not supposed to even drive the car without it being attached / unbolted to the chassis structure.

Well crap. This is what happens when I don't pay attention. I was thinking the pan was closer towards the front, but it turns out my Box has it there where it should be. And to think I've seen it there prior... guess I'm losing my memory.

[lucoche]

Today i replaced both rear LCA’s on my 2001 986 S and same as you, while lifting the car very high i saw oil starting to spill on the ground... i quickly noticed that it came from the drive axle seal with the transmission...

My thought is that on some extreme jacking conditions (like lifting one side at the maximum of my jack to put a jack stand under the car), the seal of the driveshaft seemed to allow transmission oil to come out, then fill the pan that you are talking about to finally leak on the ground.

After putting the car back on the ground, the leaking seemed to stop, so my guess is that we need to avoid lifting too much on one side when the other side of the car is still on the ground

I lost around 2 cups of that oil and i think i will have it refilled to make sure that my tranny is safe, i will keep you guys updated in a few days after going for my alignment and transmission oil refilled.