engine oil

[blackhawk]

my camry coupe is leaking engin oil not a lot but a couple of drops after i drive its under the frunt pasinger wheel i took the wheel off but was unable to see where its coming from it starting to mess ma drive way up at least that what mom say does any one know what it could be

[bigbird]

could be the head gasket or the crank seal(if im thinkin of the right thing)

[Stillrunning]

Cam seal, crank seal, oil pump seal, pan seal, even PS fluid coming from rack and following suspension to behind passenger wheel. There is a drain hole on the bottom timing belt cover, check there. Check suspension in front of passenger side of rack. See oil is reddish.

[ghettosled]

tag valve cover gasket onto ^ list. you need to take some things apart to see where the leak is coming from. if you car is about due for a timing belt repacement, that is the perfect time to change worn seals.

[Your Uncle Moe]

Wait what kind of oil is it leaking? Egnien Oil, transmission oil or Power Steering fluid? If its engine oil it could just be that you need a new drain plug like my car. or maybe you put synthetic oil and its leaking through the Head gasket.

[rayprog]

Originally Posted by Gridlyne

or maybe you put synthetic oil and its leaking through the Head gasket.

I'm using synthetic for quite a while ( 500,000 km on my Camry right now) and it never been a cause of leak for that reason. (Mobil-1 "high mileage")
If leak is minor you could try to use one of the "stop leak" bottles widely available in Wall Mart (just do not go chip ) It might help for a while. Just read label carefully it suppose to be compatible with synthetic oil if you are using it.

[mitsujh]

my car is leaking engine oil in the same area, and i just changed it to synthetic oil, could it be the head gasket or valve cover gasket? would it stop if i go back to regular oil or maybe something like 5w-30?

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by Gridlyne

or maybe you put synthetic oil and its leaking through the Head gasket.

What?

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by mitsujh

my car is leaking engine oil in the same area, and i just changed it to synthetic oil, could it be the head gasket

Not because of the synthetic.

or valve cover gasket?

Could be.

would it stop if i go back to regular oil

No.

or maybe something like 5w-30?

No. What are you using now?

[mitsujh]

just bought the car 2 weeks ago, dont know what they were using previously, but i put mobile 1 synthetic 10w-30. could the leaking also be due to bottoming out? i hit a steep driveway a few hours before i noticed it leaking, but the whole frame looks moist and the area near the timingbelt cover is covered in fresh oil. the car only has 114k

[xtremeskier97]

Check your oil level. If the whole bottom is wet with fresh oil, you need to keep a close eye on your oil level so as to not run out and burn/lock up your engine.

My suggestion would be to get under there and clean as much off as possible and keep looking for the leak.

[Kep]

Bottoming out could definately cause a leak. Stillrunning's 7/31 post gives a lot of ideas of where to look elswhere. The timing belt covers conceal the oil pump and main seals so oil coming from that drain hole is a big clue. Cleaning the engine compartment is always helpful. It lets you see stuff that you'd never notice otherwise and you're more likely to tinker with the car if you don't get covered with oil each time you reach for something to check.

Kep

[Stillrunning]

Originally Posted by mitsujh

could the leaking also be due to bottoming out? i hit a steep driveway a few hours before i noticed it leaking

Vital missing clue.