B737-800
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Training / Qualification; Troubleshooting
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
General Release Refused / Aircraft Not Accepted
Aircraft; Human Factors
During the walk around; my First Officer discovered oil leaking from multiple points inside the number one engine exhaust area. I notified maintenance and approximately 30 minutes later it appeared that their corrective action was to add more oil. No attempt was made to investigate where the oil was coming from or to stop the oil from dripping. The line mechanic at this point in time informed me that the number one engine was on a high oil consumption watch. I didn't see anything about the number one engine being on a high oil consumption watch in the maintenance history. The aircraft was refused and I received a new aircraft about 15 minutes later. Lack of investigation into my maintenance concern. Investigate why oil is actively dripping from areas it doesn't normally drip from when an engine is on a high oil consumption watch.
B737 Captain reported oil leaking from engine exhaust.