Oil Leak ** NEW UPDATE** ITS OFF, ITS OFF Options

[Tigawoods]

well to outline this problem, i have been having an oil leak that has just gotten worse in recent weeks. it is coming from the backside of the engine and drips on the the plastics and the flexpipe.
i am going to be doing an oil dye test tommorow to get more info.

here is where the problem comes
the engine is under warranty at a shop in philadelphia. the last time i had a problem, i had blown a head gasket and they said it was dude to my headers having gasket leak, which i later found out could not happen. it cost me $500 to fix.
this oil problem from what i have been told, could most likely be the rear main seal, which is part of the rebuilt engine as i have assumed. there arent any items that i have added to the car that could effect this. i dont want to get screwed over and told that it was something that i put on to cause this. i just want to take it there and have them fix it (if it is the rear main seal or another engine component)

this needs to be dealt with now so i really need your guys opinions asap
thanks

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jan 2, 2009 - 7:50 PM

[lagos]

Actually Mike.. that looks a lot like the oil leak I have in my own car.
I know for a fact that my cam seals are leaking, and possibly the front main. Those are on the side of the motor, yet I have oil all on the back of my motor too. Oh, and my power steering pump is leaking a bit, so that could spray oil all around the back of the motor as well.

Did you see any signs of oil on the side of your motor when you changed your timing belt?
Did the valve cover gasket look like it was in good shape when you took it off? Were any of the nuts that hold it on really loose? Looking at the pics it looks like your harness and injectors are wet, and the oil is going past the Valve cover gasket and past that flat edge on the head.

There is another rare possibility. Ive seen mr2 guys talk about having oil leak past the brass rings that are a part of the oil drain on your headgasket, but if that was the case with your car... I would think you would notice other headgasket related issue, because your leaks is quite big.

Did you end up taking it to that shop? What did they say?

This post has been edited by lagos: Dec 25, 2008 - 1:24 AM