2000 Nissan Maxima motor oil

Tiny
CIDRA14
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  • 2000 NISSAN MAXIMA
  • 6 CYL
  • 2WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 100,250 MILES
Two week ago I did oil change in my car. I drive my car very responsable and no long distance may be 12 a days. I always maintaineance my vehicle. Two week later after change my oil, I parked my car and next day I have a leak oil in my driveway, mean the whole oil came out of the vehice. What was the reason or the cause of this leak?
Thursday, February 26th, 2009 AT 8:22 PM

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Tiny
BLUELIGHTNIN6
  • MECHANIC
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Probably misthreaded the drain plug. This is common mistake. If it was misthreaded then it probably backed out and then your oil drained out. Either that or maybe your filter was not tightened properly, but they do not need to be very tight so I would lean more towards the drain plug.

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Thursday, February 26th, 2009 AT 8:26 PM

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