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Oil Leak diagnosis. Drain tube?

Muskrat

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I've been fighting an oil leak for a while now. I had thought it was from the drain tube area, but now I'm not so sure. I've installed a -10 an drain tube with new gaskets, and a new oil pan (bolt holes were stripped and was rusting). I ran the new bolts for the drain tube through backwards with a little lock tight on the threads and a little grey rtv around the bolt head. I still have this oil leak. It's running down the drain tube, like it leaking from the turbo-drain tube flange.

I got under the car yesterday and looked around, and now I'm not 100% sure this is the problem. Any other idea's about what could be leaking, and running down in this area? Oil is also dripping from the bottom of the compressor housing.

I know there's an oil passage behind the center exhaust manifold stud, but I don't think it's coming from there. Directly under the manifold (looking from the top) is dry.

I'm going to pick up a UV dye and try that today. Just looking for suggestions on other places to look.
 
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