Opened the doghouse cover to find a n old oil leak from the rearmost point on the block where it connects to the bellhousing in a flat spot where a circular sensor protrudes upward. I’ll repost with a picture when I get home. Any idea on the source of this leak also what is this sensor that is covered in oil?

 

 

That's the oil leak sensor. When you see it covered in oil, you know you have an oil leak.

Just kidding!

Sounds like it might be valve cover. Any signs of it coming down from there? Oil leaks can travel quite a way until they find a place to pool.

 

I think you're trying to post a pic from your phone or computer directly, yes? If yes, then click the square box with the mountain in it and the sun in the top right corner of the box when you have your reply window open. You'll see the box in the toolbar. That will allow you to directly upload a pic so we can see it. Or you'll have to find an image hosting website in order to show us your pic.

Stewart

 

It's almost certainly a spammer, Stewart. Likely a bot.

 

He's not a bot or spammer, if he were I woulda removed the posts when it was reported.

That part I quoted up there is the result of when someone tries to improperly post a picture.

Stewart

 

Ah, there he is. At the time I reported it, he had one post. A one-post user who posts a link is almost always a spammer.

 

 

 

If you have oil pooling on the block above the bellhousing. Then it's most likely from either a leaking valve cover gasket. Or the rear gasket of the intake manifold.

If it's a valve cover gasket, there's a good chance it's the passenger side one. With that engine's upper intake manifold design, I've seen a lot of people just replace the driver side valve cover gasket. So just about every one I've owned has had a leaking passenger side gasket when I bought it.