> Rob wrote:
> > I bought my 2000 Grand Caravan 3.8, 176000KM about 2 weeks ago, and have
> > driven it about 2500KM so far. When I checked the engine oil last night,

> > noticed it lost the oil to the min. I put a cardboard under the car, and
> > this morning noticed an oil spot on it. So do you know if this is easy

> > fix, where should I start checking.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help-Rob
>
> things to check- oil leaks occur from the following:
>
> front main seal- a job but can be done at home
> rear main seal- a REAL job- you have to pull the transmission off, and
> pull the oil pan to change it sometimes
> valve cover gaskets- easy to change usually
> front timing cover gasket- quite a job
> also look at your oil filter area, any other area where a distributor,
> sensor, etc. goes into the engine
>
> one way to approach this is, take your car to the spray car wash,
> totally clean it with the engine degreaser and rinse, then drive it
> more and look very closely afterwards, with the car on ramps, to see
> where it's leaking from
>
> good luck