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

[silver6gc]

Im a Toyota Expert Certified tech, 5S-FE's are bad for distributor o-rings leaking. It doesnt look like they sealed the valve cover gasket right either, get a Toyota VC gasket, remove clean and reseal the half moon seals (at both ends of the exhaust cam) and put some sealant in the corners of the end caps on the intake cam also. looks like your power steering pump is a whole different leak. But yeah, 100% percent of the time if you have oil dripping off the intake manifold, the valve cover is leaking, trust me i do this every day.