After some pressure washing today I discovered what most likely happened to my front drive shaft...this of course being done by the previous owner who "had no clue" what I was talking about....Im sure it didn't make any noise at all..

 

Is that the oil pan? Hard to tell in the pic what it is.

 

Yep. Oil pan looking from the front of the motor back

 

Is it leaking? Sure looks like it.

 

It doesn't seem like it but its getting replaced either way.