Dear Mazda team,
My 2010 CX-9 @ 195,000mi suddenly leaked oil this week, steadily at 1 drop per 2-3 seconds as the engine running and I caught it when the oil level dropped to 1-2 quarts and made a lot of smoke when I stopped as the oil splatter everywhere to the hot exhaust lines while on the road.
In the picture below, looking up from under the car, through the opening slightly further back from the oil pan, the oil leak apparently coming from a tiny hole (pointed by the red arrow) on the flat shiny metal surface about 16-20 inches high from the bottom of the car and symmetrically placed between two bolted black iron pieces that you can see there. The pinhole looks like a spot weld or purposely made hole.
Can anyone help identify the name of that area/pinhole, and what happened so that I can communicate the problem to the mechanics. I hope it's not a big one problem and I can get an honest mechanics that can solve it quickly.
Thank you all in advance for any input or even spending time to read
My 2010 CX-9 @ 195,000mi suddenly leaked oil this week, steadily at 1 drop per 2-3 seconds as the engine running and I caught it when the oil level dropped to 1-2 quarts and made a lot of smoke when I stopped as the oil splatter everywhere to the hot exhaust lines while on the road.
In the picture below, looking up from under the car, through the opening slightly further back from the oil pan, the oil leak apparently coming from a tiny hole (pointed by the red arrow) on the flat shiny metal surface about 16-20 inches high from the bottom of the car and symmetrically placed between two bolted black iron pieces that you can see there. The pinhole looks like a spot weld or purposely made hole.
Can anyone help identify the name of that area/pinhole, and what happened so that I can communicate the problem to the mechanics. I hope it's not a big one problem and I can get an honest mechanics that can solve it quickly.
Thank you all in advance for any input or even spending time to read