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No, not really. The cardboard would let you know the cars leaking oil but won't really be able to tell you where the leaks coming from. There are too many rails, hoses, and stuff in the way that can make the oil travel some distance before it finally drips from the car. Your gonna have to crawl under and look. The car comes with a plastic skidplate like cover that cosumes a big portion of the underneath area of the car. You will probably have to remove that in order to get a good look at the motor. It may not still be there. If you can see the pulleys and belts when you crawl underneath then the plastic belly plate is not there anymore. Otherwise remove the plate. Then take some carb cleaner or some kind of gasket safe grease remover and spray the underneath of the car, let it soak and hose it off real good. Run the car untill the motor is warmed up, then turn the motor off, and get underneath and look again. Once you get an general location of where the oil is coming from then we can go from there. Untill then it would be just a guessing game. Keep in mind that if you are running synthetic oil, the leak will be harder to locate after driving in rain, or washing the affected area. For whatever reason synthetic oil washes off easier. Don't ask me why.
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