1996 camaro z28 leaking oil somewhere around front of engine, maybe front seal. my question is it leaks just sitting there, could a front main do this is the oil level high enough. thought I would ask the experts. its a fairly decent size leak. thank you Allen Brighton Michigan

 

The "front main" has no seal. The seal to which you may be referring would likely be the seal around the damper hub but it could be the front of the oil pan gasket, the optispark seal, the waterpump drive seal, the threads for the crank position sensor, or even the front of the intake manifold. Unless the oil level in the pan is too high, there would not be much of a supply of oil to drain out when the car is sitting. I think you would benefit from jacking the front of the car up (be sure to use jackstands or other positive support beyond than a Chinese hydraulic jack), cleaning the surfaces with brake-clean around the front of the engine and getting rid of any residual drips. Start the engine and let it run for a minute. Check for drips. If there are none, lower the car to a level position and watch until you see a drip on the ground then re-raise the car and go back to look again. There are so many possible places for front leaks that you could buy yourself a lot of extra work if you don't isolate the source before you begin to fix it.