Oil completely ran out on ground

MALAKARSL4DE

MEMBER
2012 HYUNDAI SONATA
TURBO
2WD
AUTOMATIC
128,000 MILES

Got home from work today with my boss and went to my car to go to the store and my boss noticed a big pile of engine oil on the ground underneath my car. I checked all other fluids and they are good. No mixtures or anything but my oil level dipstick was completely bone dry when I tried to check my oil. I just had my oil done at best one tire in Ky and drove it all the way to Ohio for work with no problems until today my boss sees this. I don't have a lot of money so I'm hoping this can be an easy fix. My questions is, how can this happen and what can cause it and about how much am I looking to pay to take it to a repair shop and have it fixed?

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JIS001

MECHANIC
3,411 POSTS

Hi, and thank you for using 2CarPros. If you just recently had an oil change then you should take it back/tow back to the shop that did the oil change. The drain plug may be lose or drain plug gasket leaking. Or you could have a leaking oil filter. Either way you need to have the vehicle in the air to inspect.

Also I would not touch anything as well. If you start to tamper with the plug or filter the shop can deny it was there workmanship. Shops usually put a tamper seal around there drain plugs and filters. You can raise the vehicle using a floor jack and using jack stands to secure the vehicle and get under so you can inspect and take pictures before you take it back.