Some common causes of oil leaks in Buick Encore include worn-out drain plugs, damaged gaskets, and oil system component failure. It is important to regularly check your oil level and look for any signs of leaks, such as oil spots on your driveway or smoke coming from your engine.

The most common cause is a degraded seal in the drain plug, which as You'll imagine, is a pretty easy and inexpensive fix. On the other end of the spectrum, You may be gushing oil from a cracked head; that, not so easy or inexpensive.

In this scenario, the process is quite simple, you just have to lift your Buick Encore, if possible totally horizontal, remove your drain plug, drain your engine oil, change your drain gasket, tighten the plug to the perfect torque and check the hot engine to make sure the leak has been fixed.

The potential leak is from the oil pan crank case at an engine mount hole location, which is not under engine oil system pressure. To correct this condition, dealers will remove the mounting bolt, clean the bolt and hole, apply thread sealant and reinstall the bolt.