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[Entwood]

Anyone else who wishes to their 10p's worth .. the original photo's/description can be found here .. at the time I thought it was ATF .. now known to be Engine oil ..  

http://www.omegaowners.com/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1223978808

[JamesV6CDX]

I have EXACTLY the same leak mate  

[Matchless]

Well, if it was the crank seal then the back of teh flex plate would be pretty caked in it.

The red 2.0 I had managed to leak from the crank seal without any sign of oil on the flywheel.

[Matchless]

I would clean all around the block with Gunk or strong traffic film remover, especially the block - sump joint. Get it really clean then blast with a pressure washer or hose. It should then be really clean and dry so any oil running down from above should leave a 'track'

Have to say that it does sound like the crank seal though.

If you change the seal you need to make up a sleeve to help fit the seal without damaging the seal lips.
I had access to some .006" brass shim stock but coke or beer tin should be ok....just cut a strip with scissors and form into a tube which fits tightly onto the crank. Wrap with selotape to avoid any sharp edges.
Carefully slide the greased-up sleeve into the seal then fit the sleeve to the crank. You can now tap the seal home without any risk of the seal lips inverting.