Can the CPS cause an oil leak?

[JustAnotherVictim]

Ok so for some reason I always have an oil leak coming from my passenger side engine bay. It's a small leak but it's always there.
The thing is when I drive the oil hits my fan and sprays it only on the passenger side. So tracing it is almost impossible at this point. I've been replacing things trying to pinpoint it but I have nothing so far.
It seems to collect the heaviest where the power steering pump is but I still haven't found a clear solution. I have noticed that the cps does have a little bit of oil in it when I checked it that keeps appearing. Would the oring on the back cause that kind of leak?
I'm open to all suggestions right now. I'm planning on a rebuild this summer but I need to fix this asap
Thanks

 

[Joel W.]

Yes. There is an O-ring on the end of the CPS that usually leaks, Get one from the dealer.. I guess they can also leak internally past the shaft seal and into the cover like mine...

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

Hopefully it will be that simple but I have no idea :nono:
Thanks

 

[GrimJack]

Could also be various things on your power steering... are you sure it's oil, not power steering fluid?

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

Pretty sure it's not power steering, doesn't seem to be losing any fluid but I'm replacing those hoses since I have them off.
I know there is oil for sure. It's weird tho because I noticed since I got a catch can there is a big splash of oil behind the intake filter after I drive the car and it blows smoke from time to time. I'm sure I have it hooked up right and it's sitting on the intake side near the alternator. Tho I'm still abit lost

 

[souprat]

isnt there also a additive you can put in your oil that will make it glow under a blacklight so you can trace leaks?

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

isnt there also a additive you can put in your oil that will make it glow under a blacklight so you can trace leaks?

Yea my friend mentioned that the other day I was considering trying it out. Although if it sprays everywhere it's gonna be tough to track it down

 

[GrimJack]

Neat! The whole engine will glow!

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

Neat! The whole engine will glow!

lol yea back at square one again :icon_bigg

 

[souprat]

it'll be like underglow.......only in your engine.......and under a blacklight

 

[3p141592654]

To use the dye, you need to clean the engine first, then run it for a few minutes, shut it off and look for the leak. By the way, I found regular untreated Mobil 1 glows olive green under UV, so the die is not really needed if you use Mobil 1. I had a similar leak and it turned out to be the exhaust cam seal.

 

[JustAnotherVictim]

I am using mobil 1 right now so maybe I'll give that a try