Oil Absorbtion Mat

[gto65goat]

My car leaks oil in my driveway. Small leak but annoying.
14 year old Pontiac Grand Prix..$650 to have it fixed.
Mileage, 132K...not sure how much life the car has, but they don't make Pontiacs anymore, and I love it as my daily driver.
Wondering what forum members would suggest to prevent oil stains?
Thank you !!
John

 

[dawgee]

Pig makes mats

https://www.newpig.com/oil-fuel-abs...il_absorbent&gclid=COHNgMiQoc8CFYdZhgodrysPgA

 

[ChaseDE]

if you love the car and want to drive it, fix it. what is the fix exactly?

 

[evildky]

14 years old, so it's an 05? making it a W body. Gm might have shut down pontiac division but the impala used the same underpinnings until 2016 model. The epsilon 2 platform replaced various W body cars starting in 08 and is still in use.

back to the oil leak pigmat is great but if you are worried about staining the driveway or garage a drip pan might be a better choice.

 

[Flat-rate]

Pig mats will blow away. Oil leak is most likely the oil pan gasket, or possibly the rear main seal. Those 3.8's run forever, so it should be worth fixing if the body is not too rusty.

 

[kbs2244]

Carpet scraps.
Free at the curb or at the local rug store.

 

[bob15]

Pig mats or pig pillows!!

Or go to a thrift shop and buy a cooking/baking pan that will catch the drips.

 

[Richard Cranium]

Don't put a Band-Aid on it, have the leak fixed

 

[38Chevy454]

How bad is the leak? Few drops, I would let it go. More then it may be worth fixing.

As for low-budget, some cardboard, held down with some steel scraps should prevent most of the concrete staining problem.

 

[rcktsled]

I park my leaky car on the street. I am doing the city a favor by conditioning the asphalt with transmission fluid.

 

[REDONE]

Pigmat is expensive for what it is. I never have a shortage of cardboard boxes so that's what I use. I agree with fixing the leak if you really love your car. It's not like one of my 40 year old jeeps that needs to mark it's territory.

 

[maxpower_hd]

I have a plastic drip pan like this one. I mainly use if for ****** services.

http://www.autobodytoolmart.com/lis...l7ni4SMZfXynzGoDRqQaRV0gdkZC8fibSNBoCSTPw_wcB

 

[C_F]

I use a piece of scrap MDF board, with the finished side down. I've never had the wind blow it away, and it works great to keep oil drips away from the cement.

 

[JJThrasher]

Auto parts stores carry a steel tray just for this reason.

 

[CN Spots]

Piece of plywood, OSB, masonite, cardboard, any old plank, foam board, election sign from your least favorite candidate, carpet, dirt, cookie sheet, old shirt, those piggy things, lid from a 55 gallon drum, stone paver, large piece of unglazed tile...Just about anything will work. You just have to decide if it looks better or worse than an oil stain.

Back when I cared I just poured some of those absorbent grannules on the spot where I parked. Don't use the light weight kind though or it just blows away.

 

[sean Buick 76]

I use a cookie sheet under my truck as it has a power steering leak that I am not interested in fixing for a while. It does not blow away, it keeps the fluid contained, and it is low cost. My leak is very small, TINY amount of fluid but I want to keep it from staining the driveway.