Oil on bottom of engine

[68stang351]

I just mold a sheet of aluminum foil to channel all the oil from the filter area into the drain pan.

That's a pretty damn good idea too! Might try that one next time.

 

[Hardtop68]

Is there any update on this? My car looks the same as yours. I used degreaser to clean the underside and filter/adapter area and turned the engine on... it started a minimum leak on the filter adapter gasket which I will replace this weekend. As it only occurs while driving, I don't see oil on my garage floor, but the oil level reaches the ADD mark between oil changes...

 

[brtnstrns]

From further inspection it looks like mine is coming from the filter adapter too as there is no oil above that area. Let me know if replacing the gasket fixes the problem. I haven't gotten around to trying to fix mine yet.

 

[N8Dogg98]

From further inspection it looks like mine is coming from the filter adapter too as there is no oil above that area. Let me know if replacing the gasket fixes the problem. I haven't gotten around to trying to fix mine yet.

I had the same problem a few years ago. It ended up being the oil filter threaded piece wasn't fully tightened down. When you remove the oil filter, there is a center threaded piece sticking out about an inch or so that the filter actually threads on-to. On the end of this threaded piece, there is a depression for a 1/2" Allen wrench.

Here is a picture of that piece (it's between the oil filter and the oil cooler)

First I'd try tightening that down. It could cause a small enough leak that would likely look similar to your pictures.

If that doesn't fix your problem, look over the oil cooler (third piece from the right in the picture above). The oil cooler has a tiny pin hole facing down towards the ground. This allows oil to leak if/when the cooler fails. If you have oil draining from the pin hole, it's time to replace the cooler (it's an expensive piece... about $350 from the dealership or LMR).

Finally if that isn't the problem, it could be leaking from the crank or the oil pan. Both of which will be expensive to fix if you're not comfortable doing the repair yourself.

 

[GettinThere]

I just mold a sheet of aluminum foil to channel all the oil from the filter area into the drain pan.

I guess I'm too lazy, I just stuff an old t-shirt there. It catches all of the oil, and I just throw it away.

What? I always use my hand to install and remove the filter. You should not be able to EASILY loosen it with your hand but you should be able to loosen it with your hand.

True. I use a rubber playtex-type glove, works great.