On my way to dinner this evening I was following a 4dr cobalt and I started smelling oil burning, I figured that it was his car burning some oil. I backed into a parking spot, shut the car off and got out of the car to find a bunch of smoke rolling out from under my cobalt. When I bent down and looked under the car, it was pouring out like a waterfall!! In ten minutes there was a puddle about 4 feet in diameter directly under the front of the engine and a 2 foot puddle under the low part of the exhaust back by the rear wheels. There was also a trail of oil where I had driven through the parking lot. I just had the oil changed by my dealership yesterday, the plug was still in and the filter cap was tight, as well as the fill cap. I couldn't tell where the oil was coming from. The car only has 6000 miles and I am pissed!!!

 

dude that sucks.

 

I'm guessing that's why my cell was ringing?IDK Jerry,it sounds like it blew out a crank seal.Sleepy Guy (Andy) what do you think?Do these have an external oil line that can ruptureThe puddle at both ends of the car are confusing also.?

 

that sucks bro...take it back to the dealer. at least you got your oil change there, so even if it is the technicians fault, they have to do it under warranty

 

damn!

some one is getting fired

 

Yeah John that is why your phone was ringing. I dropped it off at Auburn Chevy and I will find the outcome tomorrow. Mobile 1 synthetic all over the ground, someone is going to bust there ass in that parking lot.

 

lmao

 

It ran down the exhaust, but what is confusing is that majority of the oil is coming from the front of the engine and the rest is somehow pouring on the exhaust manifold and running towards the back. I wonder how they are going to try and say that it was my fault?

 

Let me know what they say.I'm looking at mine and can't find a logical place for it to leak.
Auburn is pretty easy to get along with.Good group of guys there.

 

So they fixed my car and they said that the oil filter housing was cracked. They also said that this is not the first time they have seen this.

 

Dis they seem to think it was an overtightening issue?Or just a design flaw?

 

Overtightening issue for sure. It's plastic.

 

one of the gs guys at the shop I used to work at filled a car up with too much oil. It ended up blowing out the front main seal AND the rear main seal. Car took 4 1/2 qts of oil and he put 7 in... and I had to fix it... little *******

 

The cap is plastic, but the housing is aluminium. The housing is what was replaced.

 

I woulda drove all over the place and said that u know nothing about cars and BOOM ur engine seizes up and they gotta give u a new one :-) HAHA YEA!!!!!!!!!!! still got those srpings, buddy?

 

Well,you might as well trade it for an'08 Turbo