I started having a slow oil leak last July. I posted the trouble on here and got some good responses. I decided to take it to what I thought was a good local mechanic.
Fast forward to March 2012. What I ultimately figured out is if you start to have an oil leak around the lower oil pan, it's easy to fix yourself just make sure you replace the gasket! The mechanic I took it to resealed the lower pan using only RTV sealent. That seems to work for awhile but once it starts leaking it leaks a lot and of coarse its hard to tell that's where it coming from since the oil seems to leak everywhere. There was some debate whether it was the upper or lower oil pan. Thankfully it was the lower.
Fast forward to March 2012. What I ultimately figured out is if you start to have an oil leak around the lower oil pan, it's easy to fix yourself just make sure you replace the gasket! The mechanic I took it to resealed the lower pan using only RTV sealent. That seems to work for awhile but once it starts leaking it leaks a lot and of coarse its hard to tell that's where it coming from since the oil seems to leak everywhere. There was some debate whether it was the upper or lower oil pan. Thankfully it was the lower.
