oil line? oil pan? My money is still on the front main.

 

What about putting UV dye in the oil, letting it run, and then search for the source that way?

 

I like to put silicone on the periphery of the front seal to make sure it seals to the housing. You can check for a groove in the balancer also, but usually those leaks are really small. There are a couple bolts that penetrate the oil gallery, good idea to put silicone on the front cover bolt threads as well.

 

Looks like my problem is a crap front seal.
when I compare the new one to the old I can see that the old is snug around the pulley but the new seal is slightly looser. Can’t reuse the old due to a small bend from removing it but ordered another abs should have it tomorrow. Praying that’s my only problem!

 

yes due to the very same I always buy genuine Oil seal after market once just don’t fit well enough, and end up leaking and the need to do the whole job again

 

Ended up using the old seal for now and sure enough no oil leak. Also no issues running. I’ll be sticking to oem for now on. Thanks for all the help😊