Is it normal for a car to leak oil after an oil change?

I had my oil change about a week ago and it's still leaking a couple drops of oil a day. Is this normal, or is my car leaking somewhere? I don't smell any oil burning when I turn on my engine though. can someone help?Is it normal for a car to leak oil after an oil change?
The two things that could leak, that they would have handled are the drain plug and the oil filter. Look carefully at those to see if that's where the oil comes from. They shouldn't be left leaking. The filter won't leak if they install it correctly. The drain plug should have been cleaned and had a new copper seal put on it before they replaced it. Have them look at that before you do anything to it. If they messed it up they need to fix it and not be able to blame you. If they spilled oil while filling the engine, that can drill off for quite a while- that's how oil is. There could be leaks from other places they should have not disturbed.Is it normal for a car to leak oil after an oil change?
It shouldn't be leaking at all.


You need to determine where the oil is coming from. Depending on what the oil runs onto as it drains, it's possible that some oil has settled in a frame crossmember or a suspension arm and could continue to drip for a day or two. You need to get underneath and find the source before you can tell whether you really have a leak or not.
It is not normal. I recommend taking it back to the place that did the oil change. They may have left the old oil filter gasket on or stripped the drain plug.
If it wasn't leaking before, it shouldn't be leaking after. Go back and ask them to check that everything was tightened properly.
A leak could be caused by overfilling the oil or not tightening the oil plug. Go back to the people who changed your oil and have them look at it.
It's not normal for a car to leak oil. Go get it checked