Never had a drop of oil on the garage floor for years and suddenly today I noticed a saucer plate sized oil puddle where the car was parked overnight. It was definitely not there last week. From what I can guess, the puddle is middle of the engine and more towards the passenger side. The last oil change was done few Kmiles ago, so we can rule out improper torquing of drain plug or oil filter.
Usually most of the age related oil leaks would start with small drops and that is why this is somewhat peculiar. As you can guess, the car had already left the garage when I noticed the puddle and will not get a chance to look at it until evening.
These engines are known to leak from valve cover gasket and/or plug where distributor used to be and/or "half-moon" thingy. There are also cases where oil pump gasket or oil pump o-ring leaks and those would involve lot of work to get to.
It must be the oil because it was definitely not transmission fluid. It could be power steering fluid but it was too dark of the color.
Any first hand experience with this particular engine?
Usually most of the age related oil leaks would start with small drops and that is why this is somewhat peculiar. As you can guess, the car had already left the garage when I noticed the puddle and will not get a chance to look at it until evening.
These engines are known to leak from valve cover gasket and/or plug where distributor used to be and/or "half-moon" thingy. There are also cases where oil pump gasket or oil pump o-ring leaks and those would involve lot of work to get to.
It must be the oil because it was definitely not transmission fluid. It could be power steering fluid but it was too dark of the color.
Any first hand experience with this particular engine?