front main seal or oil pan leak?

[Zrain25]

ok so i fixed the oil leaks the previous owner told me about. its still leaking it leaves a 3 to 4 inch cirlce after a couple of hours.it looks to be leaking from the front of the oil pan or behine the crank. i powerwashed the engine last week from the top. when looking from under the car there is fresh oil all under the water pump and powersteering pump area, the oil front of the oil pan has a thick oil grime all over it.

i know you have to pull the motor to do the pan gasket the front main seal isnt to bad to replace.

im leaning towards front main seal. i just wanted to know what you guys think

thanks

 

[mk3_7m]

The front seal would normally drench the front of the engine more. Pan would just be mostly all around it.

 

[Zrain25]

The front of the engine was coverd in old oil build up before I washed it

 

[drew_flux]

It does sound like the fms, I would remove the timing covers for a look before even thinking about pulling the motor

 

[3p141592654]

Check the exhaust cam seal as well.

 

[Zrain25]

so im ordering fms today is there any other seals i should do while im in there. and also what id the best way to get the crank pulley nut off. i was gunna take the starter out and jam the flywheel or buy a clamp for it.

 

[3p141592654]

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