2001 Saab 9-5 SE 3.0 V6
In December I noticed my car was either burning or leaking more oil than usual. So I did an oil change (switched it from 0w-40 to 5w30) - didn't see a decrease in oil level after 100 miles so I figured all was fine now.
A day or two later I went on a 400 mile trip and left the car parked there for two weeks near an airport. Two weeks later, before heading home, I checked the oil (level was perfect - was surprised honestly since car was loaded and drove up mountains) and white parking surface for leaks (there were none), so I continued home (another 400 miles) - thinking whatever was wrong had fixed itself.
I don't drive this car on a daily basis (mostly for long, highway drives since it's so comfortable), so it's usually parked at home by the sidewalk (tilted towards the passenger side). I went to Costco in it and upon returning noticed there was oil at its parking spot. Great.
So my question is, what would cause the car to leak oil only when parked at home (tilted - in December and this week) but lose no oil during/after 1,000 miles and while parked for 2 weeks on a level surface?
I'm thinking it needs a new oil pan gasket, but I just wanted to ask if it could be anything else? Being a Saab, I'm guessing it's something a lot worse.
Thanks!
Photos from after driving 1,000 miles:
http://i.imgur.com/KBFTjPY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mF07Gc0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3Ivy662.jpg (oil pan doesn't look wet with oil, but it is)
Short video before 1,000 miles (December):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjtwKnQ148
Short video after:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1vuscodFSI
In December I noticed my car was either burning or leaking more oil than usual. So I did an oil change (switched it from 0w-40 to 5w30) - didn't see a decrease in oil level after 100 miles so I figured all was fine now.
A day or two later I went on a 400 mile trip and left the car parked there for two weeks near an airport. Two weeks later, before heading home, I checked the oil (level was perfect - was surprised honestly since car was loaded and drove up mountains) and white parking surface for leaks (there were none), so I continued home (another 400 miles) - thinking whatever was wrong had fixed itself.
I don't drive this car on a daily basis (mostly for long, highway drives since it's so comfortable), so it's usually parked at home by the sidewalk (tilted towards the passenger side). I went to Costco in it and upon returning noticed there was oil at its parking spot. Great.
So my question is, what would cause the car to leak oil only when parked at home (tilted - in December and this week) but lose no oil during/after 1,000 miles and while parked for 2 weeks on a level surface?
I'm thinking it needs a new oil pan gasket, but I just wanted to ask if it could be anything else? Being a Saab, I'm guessing it's something a lot worse.
Thanks!
Photos from after driving 1,000 miles:
http://i.imgur.com/KBFTjPY.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mF07Gc0.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/3Ivy662.jpg (oil pan doesn't look wet with oil, but it is)
Short video before 1,000 miles (December):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgjtwKnQ148
Short video after:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1vuscodFSI