On Thursday of last week I got the oil changed in my 2006 Toyota Corolla at the Toyota dealer. Today I came home from work and noticed that in the bay of the garage where my wife parks the car, there was fluid on the concrete.
The fluid definitely had an oil texture. In fact, it seems as though it is motor oil to me, althought it just didn't look dark enough in color. I understand that fresh oil would be light in color, but I just am not convinced it is oil.
I immediately called my wife and had her check the oil before leaving work to come home. She discovered two fresh drops of oil in the parking lot when going out to her car. My intiial thought was the maybe during the oil change the filter was not tightened or it had a bad seal. After looking around the oil filter, I saw nothing that even indicated the slightest drop or leak of oil.
I also checked the power steering fluid, brake fluid, and coolant reservoirs. All of them seemed fine. I did not crawl underneath the vehicle, but I am no mechanic either.
I decided to inspect the passenger front wheel well. The wheel well had spots of oil that looked like they were thrown on the inside of the fender. Is it possible that I blew the shock on the passenger side front? Would the fluid be consistent with the description I have provided?
