Assuming it is engine oil then the most common sources are 1) sending unit on left side of engine. 2) bad copper seal on engine drain plug. 3) leaky crankshaft seal at flywheel. 4) bad valve cover gaskets. Since you think it leaks when it isn't running the only one it can be is the drain plug. Do you have to add engine oil? Have you checked the transmission? (I assume it is a 5-speed). What I would do is either get the motor steam cleaned or gunk it yourself and watch where the oil first starts to appear. Wherever it is sometimes you must follow it up and foward as a leak will run down and back so it looks like it is in one spot but it really is starting someplace else. Nothing can replace getting under the car and putting an eyeball on the problem. While you are under there inspect the undercarriage, suspension, steering, exhaust, c-v boots, trailing arm bolts, brakes, tires, etc. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, RJRavalli@xxxx wrote: > Okay, I've been dreading asking about this, fearing the response I might get, but I figure I better do so sooner than later. I have been noticing a small oil leak that apparently occurs all the time, whether or not the car has been running. It is not a whole lot so it has not been scaring me, but I figure I better find out what is going on. It seems to run in a straight "north-south" line right down the middle of the engine. > > So how bad is my problem here? The engine does have 140k miles on it, but I hope it's not ready to be scrapped. Any ideas? > > Thank you much, > > Richard