B7 3.2l fwd oil leak

[waiapasi2006]

I did my oil change and noticed some oil residue all over the belly pan close to the transmission.
I also had some misfire going on and decided to check my coils as well. Yeah, there were oil in them.
But, it seems like the oil isn't coming from the valve cover gasket. ( It had been replaced)
Decided to look around the engine.
Drivers side front.

Timing cover rear.

It seems like I have leaks from the camshaft housing and timing chain covers. Some more pic with a mirror.


I cleaned down all the areas with brake clean. I will monitor to see if I get the same results again.
As for the oil in the spark plug chamber, where else can it come from besides the camshaft housing?
Any input is very welcome.

Thanks.

[Quattro 4 Life]

The upper timing chain overs on the back of the heads can be suspect for leaks, so definitely keep an eye on those. Also the main rear timing chain cover as well.

Not sure about the spark plug chambers. I found a similar issue in two of mine (middle holes) but couldn't figure it out. Thing is, oil in the spark plug holes likely built up over a very long time unless you recently had them replaced.

[waiapasi2006]

The upper timing chain overs on the back of the heads can be suspect for leaks, so definitely keep an eye on those. Also the main rear timing chain cover as well.

Not sure about the spark plug chambers. I found a similar issue in two of mine (middle holes) but couldn't figure it out. Thing is, oil in the spark plug holes likely built up over a very long time unless you recently had them replaced.

Agreed.
I did change my VC gasket a few months back. It was mentioned to me that it wasn't in this case the VC.
I cleaned all the areas up. I'll see what happens next.
Fingers crossed.

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[dalmation53]

Agreed.
I did change my VC gasket a few months back. It was mentioned to me that it wasn't in this case the VC.
I cleaned all the areas up. I'll see what happens next.
Fingers crossed.

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Looks to me like a VC problem just because it changed doesn't mean is undestructable. was the VC OEM or Aftermarket?

[waiapasi2006]

Looks to me like a VC problem just because it changed doesn't mean is undestructable. was the VC OEM or Aftermarket?

OEM.
I didn't see any oil seeping down from where the gasket seals the cover.

[dalmation53]

OEM.
I didn't see any oil seeping down from where the gasket seals the cover.

but you said your coils had oil in them too? what else can cause oil in the coils? apart from a PCV gasket going bad.

[waiapasi2006]

but you said your coils had oil in them too? what else can cause oil in the coils? apart from a PCV gasket going bad.

From the camshaft housing.

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