I was accelerating onto the highway last night and I heard a pop. It almost felt like I had ran over something, but the car began to smoke. I drove about another quarter mile until there was a safe spot to pull over. I looked under the car and there was a 1 x 2 foot pool of oil underneath the car. The drain plug and the oil filter were tight. There was no oil on the dipstick when I checked the oil. I poured a bottle of oil in to locate the leak. It seams that the leak is coming from the back of the oil pan behind and up from the drain plug. I looked in my Haynes manual and it says you need to have a hoist for the engine to remove/reseal the oil pan. I'm wondering if I should just have it towed to a shop cause I don't feel like doing such involved work on the side of the freeway. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

Sorry, I don't have info on this.
I'm guessing the shop would be a good idea at this point, let them give you an estimate/quote, and then decide if you want to do it yourself.

I looked at your profile, you say you are a 'junglist'... as an occupation?
I'm currious if you actually do tours and stuff? Can someone make a living off of it?

thanks,
dave h.

 

well right above the drain plug is the oil pressure sender switch, I know maximas have a problem with the front cover leaking but that wouldnt make your oil leak at that rate... goodluck

 

Tow it

 

Towed it in to the stealership yesterday. Hopefully, all goes well.

 

Yeah I do a fair amount of touring in the South East US (FL, GA, NC, TN, AL) under another alias. It doesn't pay all my bills. I'm an office manager by day. I see you're from Hamilton. I was born in Toronto, but I've lived in Brampton and Hamilton. How's the scene up there? Strong I hear.