Q: Unidentified oil leak

asked by on December 06, 2016

Hello,

I have the above vehicle. It is leaking oil. It was stated from the previous owner that "leak is from the rear engine oil mount".

What is that and where would I find it on this vehicle? Not even sure what this is for.

My car has 205600 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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