Why oh why would my oil pan be leaking again?

[Phil Payne]

> Well, I drove it in to work yesterday, and when leaving, I noticed a bit
of
> oil underneath it.  Got home, and while the engine was off, I could see
oil
> dripping off of a few points where the oil pan meets the block.
>
> The engine started leaking about a month or two before I changed the
gasket,
> so I know that something has changed.  What should I be looking for.

It's bent.  Someone has lowered the pan carelessly by undoing the back bolts
and leaving the front ones in.

Get it on a flat surface (withhin the engineering meaning of 'flat') and
have a look.

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  Phil Payne
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