Seeping oil

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Look around on you valve cover gasket. If you dont see any oil then your gasket is fine
That is fine, but what I am asking is that with the picture you posted, would you mind drawing an arrow to show us where the oil is.
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Noticed mine was leaking a while back... Maybe 20k miles ago... I have 28k on it now. Thinking about taking her in and getting it replaced under warranty since powertrain isn't up
 

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Any oil dropping down onto the removable engine undercover? If not, why be concerned? Oil getting onto the exhaust and burning, creating a burnt oil smell?

It's not likely to worsen. Not pressurized oil. Oil flung from the camshafts.
 


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Any oil dropping down onto the removable engine undercover? If not, why be concerned? Oil getting onto the exhaust and burning, creating a burnt oil smell?

It's not likely to worsen. Not pressurized oil. Oil flung from the camshafts.
Well, if true, that tells you how crappy the seal woul need to be to seep oil even though there should be no significant pressure there.

I have to say “if true” (that there is actally a leak) —- like the fake news do nowadays. But there have been more complaints about an oil leak there. How hard should it be to seal so low pressure?
 

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Wouldn't ask for a fix now. It's a very minor issue. Monitor it and if it gets worse after 30K miles maybe ask for a fix. May have a 60K mile warranty for an engine issue.
 

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Why are we all acting like this engines made out of paper??
 

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I will snap a picture when I get off of work today.
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