Oil Leakage?

[Law_]

Hi guys, yesterday i was checking the fluid levels on the engine and two things seemed odd.
1st the steering fluid level was way above the level, wich i did not realised before, and 2nd i saw what seemed to be oil above the gearbox, but like dry oil, a thin layer of oil... i could not realise where the oil came from but it was not from the head or valve cover i believe. dont know how is the gearbox level but my 5th gear sometimes scratch a little bit, but the noise goes away some miles after...

What should i do next?
Cheers

[BETEK]

Take a photo from the "crime" area, if you can to let us to understand exactly the problem

[Law_]

Here you have !



Cheers

[mynameisowen]

CAnt really tell. But does it looks like its caked on?? It might have been there for ages, maybe you spilt oil there and its just been there a long time??

[BETEK]

Maybe the oil comes from the camshaft seal.

[Law_]

Yes it seems like caked ! But i've washed the engine some months ago... Camshaft seal? And dizzy seal? can it be?

[Dodo Bizar]

Can be.

In my case, valvecover gasket is always a nightmare... I stopped trying to do it properly and just let it sweat once in a while. Keeps the rust away .

[Law_]

I will check soon ! Thanks people

[mynameisowen]

Your supposed to fit a new one when you take of the valve cover, my friend didnt do this on his ej9 and now it leaks. Although it looks messy its not really a problem though

[Law_]

After this i was double checking, and i remembered that i have a pipe coming from the engine head to this section, instead of entering on the intake manifold pipe... Oil can come from there ! but i will confirm !