This is kinda long, but I feel like the whole story is important...
A little background info:
A few months back I had my oil changed at a lube shop near my house because it was more convenient than doing it myself. When I left the place, I drove to work about 40 miles away, and as I pulled in the engine started smoking. They hadn't put the drain plug in properly and all the oil had leaked out. I tightened it back up, filled the truck back up with oil, and when I got off work I went in and ripped them a new one. Lesson learned; I just change my oil myself now.
Ok, now the question.
Ever since all this happened, I've been leaking a little oil. Not enough to be a big deal, but still something I find bothersome. I checked the drainplug to see if it had been stripped or crushed up in, but it looks ok. It seems like the leak is coming from somewhere other than the undercarriage. Oil seems to drip down over the bottom of the oil pan, as well as the bowl shaped metal piece behind the oil pan (converter cover?).
Is it possible that this leak could be a result of the incident at the oil change place, or is it probably just coincidence. I'm not too mechanically inclined, but I am confident enough in myself to know how to change my own oil and diagnose minor problems. Anyone have an opinion?
Thanks,
-Keith