i was going to change it myself but when i got under the car to drain the oil the nut on the oil pan was on there pretty good and it was freezing outside! anyway i took the car back up to where i had it changed to see what they could tell me and he said it looks like it might be coming from the oil sending unit or front seal!!! they said they didnt' do stuff like that so i took to this other place that is going to look at it monday and they said the unit is like 25 bucks and the seal is like 200 or something like that. but could it be just a loose filter and it's just blowing that oil towards all that stuff? i don't know i just want to get it taken care of. oh and i bought the oil and filter myself. MOBIL 1 baby!!!:7