Went out to the jag today and found an oil spot on the ground. I was a little worried, so I checked the dipstick and it was below low.. Put a quart of oil in it and got it back on the low mark. Going to do an oil change very soon to see how much oil was leaked out/burned... My question to the forum is in regards to where the leak could be coming from? When I bought the car it leaked a little, but not this bad. When I was under the car it looked like the leak was coming from around the oil filter, but I'm not 100% sure. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

If you are lucky, it is only a loose oil filter!

 

It could be a loose filter, but more likely it's the oil pan gasket. They're known leakers. I changed mine last summer when I needed to replace the T-case. Good luck.

 

My car informs me it needs an oil change by drying out the oil filter gasket and leaking from there. Then I change the oil and nothing for 3000 miles. I consider it an advanced form of communication, like when my dog wants to go for a walk and finds a leash or plastic bag and brings it to me.

 

I think exexpats strategy seems to be my cup of tea :P but thank you all for the info about the oil pan gasket. How much work is it to replace the gasket? Is there something crazy I have to do to get it off and on? I just know these cars were "engineered" in a very interesting way as seen with "sealed for life" crap and the location of the spark plugs. Again, thank you all.