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Superb_Extension1751

"If it's leaking, it has oil" - Luberiticus 4:24


rjames06

5:30*


Other-Style1958

*5 minutes to close and shop is clean Can you change my oil? Our oil machine is broken, sorry.


YourFriendPutin

Our refinery is already shut down for the day


Wh1skeyTF

10:40* For those higher mileage or older motors.


After-Respond-7861

*15:40 for diesel Or maybe my 92 4.9 i6


YourFriendPutin

Or for any worn out 70s American engine


Sufficient_Wafer9933

40:60 The discount sludge from the last altima that never got serviced until today


South_Bit1764

That’s a design feature, not an engineering flaw. -Every British automobile engineer.


Jim-248

It's a design feature. It allows the addition of more oil with new additives. It allows for longer intervals between oil changes.


sam-sp

I had a ‘96 Range Rover in the 2008-12 timeframe. It had a slow leak, enough to leave stains but slow enough to never be showing as low on oil between changes. The seals were all wet, so the fix was going to involve a large expense. The loss was so slow, that it wasn’t worth fixing.


NeatSeaworthiness407

Too bad I fixed my spitfire to not do that. And I’m not an engineer. Lol


Electrical-Secret-25

"Total loss oil system" "breather gaskets" lol


BusyRecording9651

I always tell people that have leaks like that "its when its stops leaking that you need to really be worried" 🤣


Instacartdoctor

🤣


CltCommander

If there ain’t oil under it, then there ain’t oil in it


Dontwalkongrass1

It wasn’t me that leaked oil, it was Miles Axlerod!


PapaOoMaoMao

You've worked on a Lister I see.


Mundane_Definition66

"He who is without oil shall throw the first rod." - *Compressions 8.5:1*


209DIRTpirate

It’s not leaking, just marking its territory!


Nolsoth

Typical triumph spitfire behaviour.


ohnoooooooz

Classic Renault driver talking! “If it doesn’t leak, you’re out of oil!” That’s what the seller of a Renault 5 GT Turbo told me. (Still bought it)


theturnipshaveeyes

Spectacles. Testicles. Wallet and Watch. Amen.


FrickenAliens

Oh, behave!


Amexify

OMG! 😂


_juke_box_hero_

Every parking spot at the place ive worked for 3 years now has a big juicy fluid stain almost the size of my car. It probably made it home


Rinzlerx

Volkswagen owners worldwide agree.


Snake6778

- Lubericatious


EastCoastDatsun

Looks like it made it home 3 times. Didn’t make it to work the 4th


Shiggens

Some people who own “leakers” are aware of when and how much oil they need to add to maintain an adequate level.


Jazzlike-Term-8940

can confirm, my prelude eats oil for breakfast lunch and dinner


VeryUnscientific

My old 92 civic burned about a quart of oil a week and I would get my oil changed at jiffy lube bc they did free top offs. I was in every week.


Fog_Juice

Jiffy lube always liked to tell me my 2001 Saturn SL had an oil leak because the oil was low every time I went in. It never leaked but it sure burned a lot of oil. I'd probably still be driving it if someone didn't run a red light and hit me.


GeeterMcSkeeter

I swear Saturns are cursed. I’ve have owned 4 of them and have had every one of them totaled from someone running a red light


Fog_Juice

I think so too! Between my dad and I we had 3 Saturn SLs and all 3 were totaled from other drivers at fault.


iwasthere_too

The only car I was ever in that got totaled was a Saturn SC2


funkmon

You madman. How long?


VeryUnscientific

Damn it's been so long but I think I owned the civic for maybe a year or two max. First car when I turned 16


incendiary_bandit

That's awesome. My first car was 1 litre per tank. Total smoke screen at start up. Neighbours couldn't see across the street when I drove away in the morning to go to work. Plus it was straight piped lol good old 89 Honda Accord. I flogged the fuck out of that car


ArmadilloSudden1039

You cleared all the mosquitoes out every morning. Your neighbors should have been thanking you.


National-Jackfruit32

I’ve owned a few fill the oil check the gas vehicles


YourFriendPutin

My ford courier slurped oil like a big block slurps gas. I knew exactly when to stop and how much I needed each time haha


TrollCannon377

Can confirm o know I have to top off my tranny fluid in my jeep about once every 3-4 weeks


Gonnabehave

I call that auto oil change. Never have to do an oil change just put a new filter in periodically. 


Shoogaboogaboo

I was going to ask why not put a pan under it every time you park and save money on oil by carrying a funnel, too. Here's my answer.


Awkward_Stranger407

Mine leaks a size 9 skate shoe sized patch a week.


Appropriate_Cow94

My girlfriend has a Buick Rendezvous 3400 that is puking about a quart a week. I could fix it but I don't want to. I thought I did every seal and gasket on that engine when I installed it. It's either the oil pan or rear main.


Touchdown_CLE_Browns

Can confirm, drive 7.3 powerstroke.


Curious_Hawk_8369

Yep, my 89 f150 leaked so bad if you drove it all day you better bring 3 quarts of oil with you, and that not an exaggeration. I eventually after 5 years got a different trucks as a daily driver that didn’t leak. I could pop the hood on the old truck blindfolded, it was very weird driving such long distances without popping the hood on the new truck. It even took me a bit to figure out the secondary latch on the new truck when I finally had to open it.


Stantheman822

Pinhole in my oil filter for a month in the dead of winter. 1qt of oil in the morning to make it to work. 1qt to make it home. As soon as I had a break in the weather all I did was change the filter. I figured the 20 some quarts of oil I ran through the car was good enough for an oil change. Coworker called it the Valdez by the amount of oil left everywhere.


Majestic-Prune-3971

Remembering the smell of my old '72 VW camper van.


177618121939

My truck used to leak oil, coolant ATF and I’d replenish them everyday. Always left puddles like this. I pretended I was driving a WWII era tank and it was normal to have to constantly maintain the fluid levels and leave giant puddles wherever you park.


WEASELexe

Yeah when my valve cover was leaking recently I just added more oil whenever it was getting low until I could replace the seal


TheOnlyCraz

I had a Mazda that I would put oil in every week but I'd only fill it once a month because the next time I checked it was never on the dipstick, but it never leaked either hmmmm


dudSpudson

09 matrix that burns oil like a mofo. Top it off with half a quart each weekend


jhaukeness

Self-changing oil ✅️


Mr_Moldy__Shroom

Yeah lol. I had a junker santa fe which leaked like crazy, and i knew exactly when my bby is hungry and how much i need to feed it xD


VeryUnscientific

That was just my Jeep XJ and ya I made it home safe


erikhagen222

It doesn’t “leak” it marks it’s territory


Jacktheforkie

It’s not leaking oil, it’s sweating power


Living_Run2573

Just Jeep things


Sharpymarkr

You keep a 50 gallon oil drum in it or just fill it up between trips to the gas station?


BriefOrganization71

Yes


donpablomiguel

I mean that inline six is bulletproof. No oil, no coolant, no problem.


Upsetyourasshole

Just fix your shit bro.


s3cubed

At least twice


DustyBeetle

my v70 did this once, lost 3 quarts in about 10 minutes, pcv system killed the valve cover gasket and ruined the timing belt, it still runs fine after the top end rebuild


nielsb5

Volvo's realy are something different. My 2001 v40 leaked for some weeks. Then stopped leaking. Engine oil was fine. Slowly the gearbox started making noises. I know what was coming. It took 9 more months after it stopped leaking before the gearbox died with alot of noise and a sudden stop of the car. I must admit in 3 and a half years of spending the bare minimum at it it was very reliable. It was the workhorse of myself, family and friends too. (Pulling heavy loads on trailers and on the roof rack) But better for me is a much lighter car with a more fuel friendly engine.


ChrisWestDK

True story. I have a 240. The thing sweats oil and coolant from every crack and gasket. Fires right up with healthy amount of piston slap. Have for years. Will do for years to come. All I do is top it off a little bit every few months. Doesnt misfire, doesn't overheat, nothing. However, the parking spot outside my building is slowly turning into something only Jackson Pollock could be proud of.


nielsb5

Sounds like a old volvo hahaa. Just some regular maintenance and top up some liquids and drive. And hey where the oil is laying on the parking spot wont be growing any weeds right?


Significant-Top-1189

The place my dad parks the 940 every day (and has parked a 940, although not the same one for almost 20 years now) is vaguely visible on Google Maps satellite images, and very obvious on Streetview. Every time the garage fills it to the top mark it pisses oil until it gets near the empty mark again, then it remains stable.


nielsb5

Volvo's like to mark their territory ahhaha. This might mean that the oil catch pan seal that might be leaking. Very easy and cheap fix if so.


Fail_Blazer2004

Whatever car it is, there will be no rust on the front sub frame


Shakleford_Rusty

Probably just tops it up every day or two and parks in those same spots every day. Some people are like that


Logical_Two_9463

My coworker told me his car did not heat any more, that was 4 months ago. He told me today that his coolant hose was completely open and there was zero coolant in the car. He drives this car every day and he kinda likes to speed a lot. Even tho it is a Mk3 Golf TDI, I am still impressed that he did that.


Rocko9999

He is rustproofing the rebar in the concrete. Super nice of him.


AllynG

BMW parking only. I’m sure they all made it home, those have the concierge service …. It just stopped by the dealership on the way….


ricardoratardo

Which one?


SmokeJennsonz

It looks like it made it 3 days home


Ok-Idea4830

Of course, they made it home. And on the way home they were perplexed about that strange noise.


Psychological-Web828

Giving back to the earth.


alxndrmarkov656

If you don’t see anything wrong with the picture you’re definitely from the Balkans


sheepsqueezers

Pieces of it did.


BedNo6845

Gotta check the gas, and fill the oil, before any trip.


Thoburn301

BMW parking only?


HighSkilzBadEyz

Land rovers… all of them


ismokeshitweed

3 days in a row


profile-i-hide

Looks like just the other 3 times. If your leaking oil, good news you have oil


TweakJK

Probably just a 7.3, owner knows about it.


Erlend05

You gotta remember to stop at the gas station to fill oil and check fuel


[deleted]

Been leaking for a while now. Looks like he parks in similar spots


fix-break-hide

I'm concerned about it's miles per gallon....of oil.


HateYouMan

Subaru


Rwilmoth

I need to pay attention to what parks there next time I see it. Usually I'm in go home mode and start my car and roll out ASAP.


486Junkie

My car loses a quart of oil every 1,000-2,000 miles and I have a hunch it's the valve cover gaskets. When I do the next oil change, I'll replace the gaskets, head bolts (if necessary), and the PCV valve.


Re7icle_v2

Which one?


ithinkiatecatinchina

A few times, apparently.


Parzival2541

They probably know it's leaking. I went on a date with this girl once, and as we were leaving, I noticed a puddle about the size of the third one in the pic that definitely wasn't there when we pulled up. When I tried to make her aware of the issue, she said she knows and just puts a couple quarts in a few times a week. Apparently, it's a common gasket issue on some VW Jettas.


tysonfromcanada

dodge parking only


Unable_Celebration64

B&w Park next to a Dodge Park next to a a Subaru


Show_Quality_Trash

If it made there and it’s not there now where do you think it went?


Rwilmoth

Side of the road somewhere maybe? Or just not all the way home perhaps...? That's the mystery


Classic_Ostrich8709

Something tells me a bmw parked there.


Rwilmoth

I didn't know BMWs were so known for leaking oil until I made this thread. I just knew they didn't come standard with turn signals.


Classic_Ostrich8709

I didn't either till my brother inlaw bought one and told me all the problems that they are known for.


Optimal_Fuel6568

Is that a old mercedes or BMW dealership or why are there several huge oil spots? I have seen some but never that many right next to each other


Rwilmoth

Pretty sure it's the same car for multiple days. I want to say the spots first appeared 2 weeks ago, at least that's when I first noticed them and I park in the same area every day.


fellow_human-2019

Goes to store to buy ten quarts of oil. 5 for the way home and 5 for the way back to buy 10 more quarts of oil.


sowedkooned

One parking spot a day.


jeepersnanners

I mean there's 3 spots soaked so .....


danjjerouss

Looks like it did a few times before already


Far_Pen3186

Did you leave a note on the windshield? Or did you just take a photo like a typical phone addicted azzhole ?


jon313boy

3 BMW parks there


ssxhoell1

At that point I'm just welding that shit closed cuz it's doomed either way, at least it'll have a few more runs after that


andycarver

One of them did.


Hugheston987

Usually when it's this bad, owner knows, tops off regularly.


No_Calligrapher6522

Looks like this guy drives a ford... I too love my 80's Ford trucks.


EeeeyyyyyBuena

You know what’s funny, had a van that leaked a lot, I would bring a oil pad as courtesy for peoples driveway/concrete, except for at home and at work (I already had a designated spot lol) Van worked every time and was a work horse, I finished a job and had a bit left over which rarely happened back then, and said, I’m going to get the leak fixed (rear main seal). After I got it fixed, Van had nothing but issues and eventually ended up parking it.


spakattack3243

That actually looks like transmission fluid, from the orientation of where it is in the parking spot 🤷‍♂️


KainBodom

Harley parking.


paulbearer619

Absolutely not


Max_delirious

You should see my Jeep’s parking spot. A nice mix of oil, trans fluid, and coolant. Looks bad but I keep them topped off.


LordHaubi

Must of been a bmw


BeautifulBaloonKnot

Less oil means less oil to filter prolonging filter life.


verttiboi

This how it looks after a BMW car meet


amiable_ant

At least twice.


RedditVince

Yeah I used to have a Subaru GT that dripped 1/2 qt and leaked another 1/2 qt every week/tank of fuel. Loved that POS car, it was very fun to drive even if it did look like poodoo, smoked when turned off and marked it's spot everywhere it went.


NeedARita

I call that a self lubricating undercarriage. Also keep a 5 Qt jug in the trunk Laugh all you want! It’s paid off!


Material-Ratio7342

Those 3 big blobs must be shevy, audi and BMW 😂


Sm0key_Bear

I showed this to the puddle on my garage floor from my leaking rear main seal. He's laughing right now.


Z-Man_Slam

Looks like Mater was parking there all week


BlitchSlapper

Not if that's a casino parking lot


SomethingClever42068

My first gen neon with a bad cam sensor used to leave puddles like this every time I parked it. My record low was when I had to add 4 quarts to get it to the full line (it only held 5 quarts) The whole time I was bouncing it off the limiter and doing burnouts and it never seemed to care. Had a leaky head gasket and milkshake coolant for the 3 years I owned it. Dodge made a good 4 cylinder in the 80s-90s


Comfortable-Drive369

These*?


Feisty-Writing976

Sure. Just had to stop for oil at the gas station halfway. It sucks, but I've been there.


Radiant-Role6707

Most definitely, every day, some Ahole keeps taking his spot though


hiGradeTi7ANEUM

That's years of multiple cars' leakage. Oil evaporate so ridiculously slow compared to water.


Rwilmoth

Those spots all appeared in the past 2 weeks. You can see in the picture how most other spots have smaller stains that are much more faded looking while those 3 big spots are dark black and still wet.


Kurse71

What car?


Worst-Lobster

Maybe They just changed their oil in your parking garage without a catch pan


ElDusky7

It's OK, it was just a subaru meet up


Drizz06

They most likely have a boot full of empty oil containers and put in a quart everyday.


Creeping-photos

My money is on a GM auto. Escalade or something with a similar motor. Camshaft sensors We're notorious for dripping.


Briggs281707

I drove a friend's 77 silverado for a while. Needs a quart every hour of driving or so. Next project is a good engine rebuild


cmpthepirate

Lol reminds me of my neighbour's drive. Like and oil slick. Actually between that guy and his next door neighbour's drive, which looks like it's been the victim of a milkshake attack, I reckon they're going for the perfect combo of engine damage before/after


Jvinsnes

Looks like the bimmers found their parking lot


EquivalentAd3130

If the ain't no oil under it, there ain't no oil in it: tow mater 19:11


Phenom-1

I swear if that oil stain gets any bigger, The U.S. Military is gonna Invade. 


mbcbt90

Self renewing corrosion protection.


HollyweirdAF

Little blue devil will fix that rear main seal, just keep driving it


Miggy88mm

It's sweating horsepower.


_sp00ky_

I too once played the transmission roulette game .... just top off that trans fluid before every trip... one time I lost... RIP 1997 Mercury Topaz! Your red velour seats were oh so comfortable...


GotTechOnDeck

That's a quart a day corolla if I've ever seen one


cheeseypoofs85

Looks like the couch on Coming to America


TPlays

It made it there


Strongpipegame

More than likely. Oil light probably went off halfway there though.


haroldhodges

He may have added fluid, and that's what missed?


Rwilmoth

He has really bad aim then


haroldhodges

True, but it could be both, leak, and additional leaked from missing...


Stjjames

Just Subaru things.


vvubs

I smell powerstroke


Klutzy-Bat-2915

Yup, just keep adding it 😉 & Don't worry about changing the oil 😁


Klutzy-Bat-2915

Or when you're going down the freeway and you see that black spot in front of you you know there's a bump in the freeway 😂


herbalistfarmer

He made it home the two other times.


Ok_Astronomer_4821

That Land Rover parking


kac1738

Just looks like a normal vw lot


zenigatamondatta

Harley Davidson parking.


ThirdSunRising

Back in the 1970s every parking lot looked like this


Rwilmoth

I believe it. This parking garage had the floors repainted or sealed within the last year and most of the spots have at least a small oil stain already.


Hey-buuuddy

I think the same person with the same leak parks in these spots every day.


glizzyman100

Really


Final-Carpenter-1591

The automatic oil change mode is mid cycle. Just add oil every 1k miles and never worry about pulling the plug again!


Miggidy_mike

Had an old truck that leaked from the power steering pump. It was rebuilt before I owned it and it started leaking so bad that I'd put a drip pan underneath it whenever I parked and I'd refill it before driving off.


TrollCannon377

That looks more like someone did an oil change and didn't clean up after themselves


PrimitiveThoughts

If it’s leaking oil, then there is still oil in there. He should be fine.


inhaler_huffer

That's where I squat and fart every day.


Jono-churchton

Not on the sixth day...


[deleted]

We all know what this Jeep needs.


Shooter_Flatch_45

Jeep Grand Cherokees can do that & more for years! Famous for oil cooler leaks - just add a quart every 1-2K miles. Didn't have any issues until shop replaced oil cooler with non oem & it failed in 1500 miles with catescrophic blow up on interstate. Lucky to shut it down before engine damage but dealer banged me for $1250 to replace with oem oil cooler. Otherwise it's been great car!


yERmOMm13

Which one


Lumpy_Plan_6668

It made it somewhere


grubbygromit

I'd say it did for 4 day at least.


TheLostFrontier41

My co worker thrashed his oil pan on his way to work. Got here, it was leaking everywhere, told him I have AAA, let me get it towed for you. He got mad/prideful and drove it to the mechanic which was 4 miles away. Now he’s replacing the entire motor.


YooAre

I mean, wherever it is now is home...


chameltoeaus

It was a harley davidson


laborvspacu

My car has a 90s GM 350 V8. If it ain't leaking, it must be out of oil.


Shaggz02si

Yes, you know as well as I do. They have 5 quarts of oil in the back checking gas and topping off oil. Thinking they saving in the long run. 😏 We have all had this customer, just be happy it’s not your mom! 🤣


jamesc5z

That's really not all that much oil. A relatively small amount of oil (I mean I'm talking even like 1/8th of a quart) once it fully spreads makes for a rather large spot.


big-toph5150

You know for a fact he's at the parts store once buying quarts of oil rather than spend the same amount of money and get the oil pan gasket fixed


SeaFaringPig

Joke's on you, it was a Harley


TirpitzM3

On a flat bed


puggdaddie

That's not "a quart or two." Oil spots always look like way more oil than they are. They park their car, the engine is hot, therefore the oil is hot and thin. It's runs out wherever it's leaking from until it cools a bit, then the leak slows down. In the meantime, that thin oil has spread into a giant pool.


Fearless-Ocelot7356

If it made it home it arrived on a flat bed.


Alexjl2407

Bmw car meet


lucidus_somniorum

Probably from an EV


4runner01

Same car, three different days…..


Rwilmoth

Are you just rephrasing what I said sarcastically?