Oil residue on bottom of oil pan

[JayX5]

On the bottom of my X5, there seems to be some old oil around the bolts og the oil pan. The oil seems to be coming from a covered area that can be opened. Do you think this was probably started from an oil mess when draining the oil?

[vinuneuro]

Most likely. Clean up the oil. If you see residue again before you change the oil next, you have a leak. Is the residue around the perimeter of the oil pan, all over the perimeter?

[JayX5]

The oil is pretty much all around the perimeter and stops at the edge of the pan where the bolts are located and where the jack loaction is.