I have an oil leak dripping underneath my car but hard to see where it's dripping from. Does anyone know the possibilities of an oil leak??? Please help. thanks

 

Valve Cover Gaskets, Cam Position Sensor O-ring, Pan Gaskets. Check those and report back.

 

valve cover gaskets, crank seal, oil pan, oil pressure sending unit, god knows what else. only way you can properly find out is wash the underside off, let it dry, then see where the oils coming from

 

I looked and took pictures of where the leaking is happening.
I can't tell what part it is where it's leaking from.
Also, Does the oil pan look normal?
Anything weird in the pictures that I should be concern of?

 

 

oil pan looks fine to me but its hard to tell where the leak is, its a clusterbomb of oil. only proper way to tell as i said is wash it all off then look again after a bit and see where oil is coming from

also 4th pic from the bottom looks like maybe ATF leaking on the far left on the clamp unless its just the lighting

 

I was thinking the leak was coming from a screw(3nd from left, kinda middle) on the 2nd picture on top. But maybe your right , i do got to wash it first.
Also, what's atf ? Because their is oil on the flathead screw .

 

ATF is automatic transmission fluid- can be a reddish or yellowish color. if this is your fluid and not actually motor oil it could be a sign of PS hose failing. that will leak down and cover much of that same area. easy way to check is see if PS fluid reservoir is low or poke the insulated hose and see if fluid comes out.

http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...hose-02-a.html

 

Looks like all that oil is caked on from wherever it's dripping down from. Do you have evidence of oil running down a specific side of the engine? i'd start by checking around the valve cover gaskets but i'd also look into what appears to be black gasket maker or silicone caked on behind the oil filter?

 

Oil cooler o-ring maybe?

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