Hey guys got my oil changed a week and a bit ago and noticed today that I'm leaking oil. Could this be from the oil filter not tight enough taking it back to the shop tomorrow. Also where is the oil filter looked all around for it tonight is it hidden by the plastic mount underneath.

Cam

 

the oil filter is under the plastic tray that is attached to the bottom of your car. if its leaking, make sure to tell them to put a washer on or you can do it yourself =]

 

thanks a lot figuered thats where it is but too dark to do anything about it now

 

If it's leaking after an oil change it will be coming from either the drain plug (overtightened and stripped, undertightened and loose, no washer/gasket) or the oil filter (loose or double-gasketed). It's also possible that they were sloppy and spilled some oil on the engine when pouring it in.
I hope you at least went to a real shop and not Jiffy Lube.

 

my bet is that they forgot the crush washer on the drain plug. what "shop" did you go to?

 

I live up here in Canada. I took it to the shop who has done all my performance modifications on my other car so I know he knows what he is doing this is the third oil change hes done for me and first time this has happened

 

another scenerio could've been that when he took off the old filter, the old washer could've been left behind leaving you with two washers.

 

the best way to figure it out is to take of the plastic sheet and look

we can speculate for days (and its not rare for us to literally do that here on i-club) but that honestly wont provide any conclusion

 

Thanks for all the advice took it in today had him clean the old oil off everything let it run for a bit i got full oil pressure and no leaks were seem to be found going back tomorrow and take another look underneath

 

Now for the answer..... It was the oil ring right above the oil filter lovely 50 cent piece to cause all this hassle.

 

fumoto oil drain valve FTW!

 

um, how would the oil drain valve have helped him with his oil filter issue...

 

there is no washer between the filter and the car. the washer sits between the drain plug and the oil pan. the filter has a rubber gasket that seals it, which should be lubed with oil prior to tightening, and now that i've finished reading the posts i can see that this was the issue.