you need to get it checked asap or you'll end up with a pile of junkI had an oil change today and the guy said there is a leak in the oil pan or gasket.?
Nothing, he is lying in order to sell you parts and repairs you do not need. Oil change shops are notorious about finding problems that do not exist so that they can rip you off for unneeded repairs. Take the car to a licensed repair shop and have them take a look at it if you are worried.
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Oil will get hot and frothy when the engine is at normal operating temperatures. There is no danger of a fire, it may get a little smelly if some drops on the exhaust though. If you are mechanically inclined , you should be able to drain the oil , drop the oil pan , clean it and the engine block where they make contact, apply some Permatex brand gasket maker , bolt it back on and all will be well. Unless that is, you have an engine seal leaking which will require a mechanic unless you have a shop available.
I would go to a different shop where they do the job so it doesn't need re-doing every 2 years. If the car go so hot the oil was bubbling ( which he wouldn't be able to see) there are serious cooling system problems and your temp warning light should have come on. If oil gets hot enough to vaporize, it can catch fire, but oil in the engine doesn't get that hot- it just doesn't. The engine would seize up with that kind of heat.
That wouldn't be a GMC or other General Motors car would it? I have two GM trucks, a 1994 and a 2007 and they both developed oil leaks prematurely- the 2007 has about 12,000 miles and its front crank seal is leaking. You can depend on their valve covers leaking. There's no excuse for such poor material.
At any rate, your dealer is telling you lies to scare you into giving him the job, which he'll do shoddily again and get paid by you or the warrany, if you still have one. If it's not a GM product- if it's a Toyota, Nissan or Honda, you should never have leaks like that, and it still isn't going to run so hot the oil fries. You should make a complaint about that car and the car dealer:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/index.鈥?/a>
Oil pan or gasket do leak after long usage (need to be replaced to prevent oil loss)
In warmer climate/weather, the engine and engine oil can warm/heat up faster. The temperature can also exceed 100 degrees Kelvin (bubbling)
Had the wrong grade of oil been used to replenish on the previous oil change, things can go wrong too
The mileage travelled rather than duration of ownership can be better gauge for oil change interval
if your oil was really old it will break down and bubble. as for the leak you will need to get it fixed until then just check the oil and keep it full.
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