Oil Leak (Not the usual locations)

[gurucomputers]

After about a week of putting on smoke shows for people at stop lights I decided to find it. I checked the rear cam seal and no leak there. Sensor was clean inside. I climbed under and checked the valve covers and no wet or oil residue on the block. I noticed oil was heavy at the bottom of the lower timing cover. The one behind the vibration dampener. Ahh OK the crank seal is toast. Tear it all down replace the crank seal and check the other two cam seals. All should be good now. Go for about a 45 min test run and come home to smoke coming out the hood. WTF So I climb back under the car and I see a lonely drop of oil hanging from the corner of the timing cover. No oil preset at the bottom of the crank. Here is a pic. Any ideas.

 

[elarm1]

The cam seals behind the timing cover seem to be giving you a problem. Change those and you should be golden!

 

[St Louis SHO]

I've seen 1 3.2l leak from the corner of that rear head gasket.

 

[gurucomputers]

Did some more digging with a flash light and it appears that the rear valve cover may be leaking from the corner. The valve cover gaskets were replaced about 30,000 ago so they may be turning hard.

 

[gurucomputers]

The cam seals behind the timing cover seem to be giving you a problem. Change those and you should be golden!

That was the culprit. Looked like the valve cover but after tearing it down and removing the rear metal timing cover that were I found a lot of oil.

Thanks elarm