Hi.. can anyone tell me what this leak might be from. Its on the driver side. Back side of valve cover. Bout 2" below where cover mates with block. Seems to puddle up in this channel circled in yellow. It's the highest point the leak comes from and goes down to oil pan when channel is over filled. When I look closely it looks in between timing belt top cover and where it mounts to the block with the little bolt. Any common leaks from this area? Thanks. Oh is a 96 accord lx 143k 5-speed.
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Anyone? Any ideas?

 

The oil leak is higher than that channel where the oil pools.

There are two places in that general area to inspect. The valve cover gasket and possibly the cam seal that is behind the timing cover. Another possibility is oil being spilled when changing the oil?

How much (if any) oil are you losing according to your oil dipstick? The most important thing is to add oil when needed so your engine doesn't run with low oil pressure.

Before replacing any parts, clean the oil from that channel and on the valve cover and timing belt cover. You can add a dye to your oil that you can purchase at an autoparts store and use the UV light to find leaks. Another way is clean the oil, then spray athletes foot powder in that area. The leak should stain the white powder dark and help identify the leak.