ok so i took my 1997 civic to get its oil changed (first time ive ever had someone else do it) so it gets changed, everythings fine 2 days later i drive it to south florida and i notice in the morning it was leaking a bit of oil, the spots were only about 2 inchs wide, but anyways, i drive home to ocala and it starts to over heat.. ive never had this problem before, so i tow it home...
what could be wrong? i dont know how long it was over heating for and when its turned on it sounds a little funny

 

Is your oil drain bolt/washer leaking?
What kind of oil did you use before/after?

Gently wash the engine/bay (cover your distributer, wires, intake) and the ground, lay some card board down under the engine, and see where it's dripping from. Then you can pin point the leak and fix it.

As far as the overheating, does it overheat when you drive (cruising on highway) or when your sitting in traffic, or when it's just idling? Could be a number of things.

 

i think it was leaking from the bolt, but i tightened it and it still leaked.

this was the only time its ever over heated and it was on the high way. i havent started and drove the car since

 

u said it sounds funny....and it overheated. Is there any oil in the motor left?

 

yeah thers oil, its not knocking or anything, just sounds a little higher pitched

 

i havent started it since i towed it thiough