oil leak, no significant drips in the garage or driveway before this trip Options

[DRPHIL914]

Ok i just got back from Florida, first trip with rebuilt transmission and new muffler. so i guess i am around 750 miles on that trip, 1500 since last oil change and looks like i was 1/2 quart down. motor has 60k miles total on it. motor and transmission were all out 3 years ago during the time the car was getting repainted. i had a front seal leak and replaced it along with all the push rod tube seals. i did have a slight leak from the oil filter adaptor for the Aux oil cooler, which was taken care of last time i did the change and that was about 4-5 months ago.
it looks to be coming from the area of the oil pump or maybe the front seal again? i am posting a couple pictures too but i might have to scope this, best i could do for. ow with cell phone. i only found this as i got home a few hours before and was just doing a quick check and was going to work on making the new valance, noticed some marks on under side of the muffler, looks like oil drips being blown back onto the muffler.... anyway kind of sucks ans i don’t have time to drop the whole bit before Amelia and Werks reunion on Friday.

any thoughts would be appreciated

Phil

[Morph914]

Wow! Sorry to see this Phil. I hope you are able to easily fix it. It’s tough to see all that burnt oil on your beautiful muffler..

[DRPHIL914]

Wow! Sorry to see this Phil. I hope you are able to easily fix it. It’s tough to see all that burnt oil on your beautiful muffler..

@Morph914

well its a bummer. i got under the car last night, jacked it up and got a scope up there some but then the battery died, but before that i was able to see that its not coming down from the main seal which i replaced 2 years ago, so its not that.
and something up higher than the oil pump too but it is seeping from that so i have seals coming, but the oil cooler seals were new 2 years ago as well and i was leak free for 2 years , i do think its coming from the oil cooler so i am going to see if i can get at those to torque them if needed and then start the while up in the air and see if the building up of some oil pressure will reveal the location of the leak, i cleaned it all very good with some brake cleaner so its dry as a bone now.

i am thinking that if i do the oil pump seal i can put the jack with tangerine racing plate to hold the motor while i remove the engine mount bar, and pull the oil pump and replace the seals. Should this seal get anything applied to it or should it be installed dry?