oil drip under engine - hmm, why?

[Daffy]

I looked at a '99 rt/10 (4800 miles) to purchase. I asked to hear the car run (I'll go back for a test ride), so he backed it up to get the tailpipes out of the garage. Upon reversing, a handfull of oil drops were revealed on the floor. The floor was clean except for these drops. When he came to the front, he noticed before I did. He said he didn't know what that was from, but he'd take it in & make sure all was OK.

I'm wondering whether I should be concerned, whether the dealer says it's OK or not. I tend to take things like that as a bad omen, but maybe this isn't unusual or a big concern for someone familiar with these snakes.

Thought I'd look for input here, idea's, opinions?

Thanks,

dave.

 

[GTS Dean]

Probably a simple case of "oil puke" from the drains in the bottom of the air filter box. Happens all the time.....

It would be wise to get it onto a 4-post lift and look up underneath just to be sure.

 

[Daffy]

The car does transfer with a 5yr/75K mile warranty.

The drips were in about a 6-8 inch scatter pattern at what I recall would be the very front of the engine, maybe 4 or 5 drips.

My first thought was a drip from the oil drain plug (I don't know where that is on a viper), on my other cars the drain plug tended to be on the front of the oil pan.

Thanks for the input, I'm trying not to bite my nails over it.

dave.

 

[Daffy]

Just an update.

I talked to the viper tech @ the dealer, he said the car had developed a small leak around a couple of the bolts on the oil pan. He said they sealed it, ran dye through the system for more leaks, it was clean, so they then did a service on it.

He said they checked the computer & performed state inspection, no signs of abuse & verified the warranty transfers.

Looks like I'm a go to join y'all.

Thanks so much for the input, it's been incredibly helpful.

Dave.