I have a 98 corvette ls1 and am having some type of oil leak. I was back out of the garage and there was a stream of oil. I looked under the back of the car and it appears to be leaking somewhere in the middle of the car close to the rear axle. I am not a car expert and was wondering if it was some kind of rear oil seal leak. If it is about what is the repair cost with having a mechanic do it. I dont want to get ripped off.
Thanks

 

maybe put the car on a lift...just a thought

 

yea I know I need to do this but here all we have are crooks and backyard mechanics looking to rip people off just wanting to get some possibilities of what this could be so i wont look like a putz

 

It could very well be the differential gasket - a very common issue. I believe the shop labor time is 1.9 hours; throw in the gasket(s) and you're looking at $200 or more.

 

I appreciate that Dave thanks for the input

 

check your vent,they are prone to mimicing a seal/gasket.again get it up on a lift or jack it up [safe wise] and LOOK