Help with oil leak

[Scott R]

Well I guess problems come in three's I have an new oil leak, and it's pretty substantial this time, it's leaving a pool of oil on the floor about 10 mins after I shut the engine down. It's dripping down the cat flange from what looks like the rear engine tin:





Looking up you can see the wet engine tin:



This is a bad shot however the exhaust stud is dripping as well:




Anyone had this one before? I'm real close to pulling the motor out as it is, this would just make the decision that much easier.

[Eagledriver]

With that big a leak you probably have a rocker shaft moving out or an oil return tube leak. I'd pull the covers and check the rocker shafts. You can do it without draining the oil if you jack the car way up on that side so the oil in the engine goes to the other side. You'll only lose a little oil when you pull the exhaust cover. It helps if you do this within a few hours of driving the car so most of the oil is in the tank.

-Andy

[Scott R]

The oil return tubes are actually new, just now coated with oil from this new leak. If it's a rocker shaft it would have to be the upper, as I said it's leaking down the rear engine tin from above the lower valve cover. It almost appears that it's leaking from the upper engine tine drain hole, however its dry up there.

what's involved with repairing the rocker shaft seal?