Hi everybody...I'm putting LT's on my car, and I'm underneath the car taking off the starter and there seems to be a lot of excess oil in the area. Is this indicitative of the dreaded intake leak?

I felt all around the back of the intake and it seemed dry. What else could be leaking??

I've got pics of my header install here:

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/815327/2

You can see where the oil is in picture #22

Any ideas? If this is the intake leak, I'd like to just deal with it now. Am I safe in assuming that deleting my E.G.R. system will be easier with the intake off?

Thanks...

CL

 

Passenger side valve cover?

 

I looked at that before I had the passenger side manifold off. There was a little oil on the valve cover groves--probably from my last oil change. I suppose I should take a better look from the bottom now that the manifold is out.

 

I can't think of anything else that would leak on that side. Maybe someone else can give some suggestions.