oil leak on top of engine block

i have a crazy amount of engine oil that leaks from somewhere on top of the engine block. i had the intake manifold off to inspect it and couldnt see anything obvious. i assumed one of the hoses for the pcv had cracked and was leaking. this afternoon i attempted to replace the pcv valve assy in the street and see ill have to remove the intake manifold for better access and i dont feel like starting that in the sun and in the street. the intercooler to throttle body hose clamp decided to fall apart, so that great. ill pick up a new clamp this evening and get the car moved for street cleaning tomorrow 9am

 

anyways the oil leak has been getting worse and worse where ever its coming from, the entire top side of the block is wet with oil and it tends to run down around the right side by the turbo. any ideas

check the breather hoses coming off the cylinder head, a small crack will cause oil to leak like crazy

its engine oil. i changed the power steering pump for a small leak and now the rack is leaking. im going through a few quarts every 1000 miles

i read some where about plugs on top of the engine block that leak. any info where to find that in the service manual or other specs for seals or repair?

See post #937.

 

http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/bolt-up-turbocharger-upgrade-vol-2-200523p24.html

thanks, im guessing just copper washers?

Currently experiencing the same issue, I think it fried my knock sensor because I'm getting high amounts of false knock when shifting (5MT). Mine looks like this on the top of the block. Is this an oil galley plug?

 

The PCV is dry so I know it's not coming from there.

 

http://i.imgur.com/TvDEDtGh.jpg

mine is very similar. id take a picture but is 1 am, iv been drinking and i left my car at work. the oil is concentrated by the pcv and im also getting oil all through the intake system. i thought i had bad rings and excessive blow-bye but a harbor freight leakdown tester says all is good and a quality matco compression tester shows i forget what exactly(see above) but like 125psi compression all cylinders

How much leakdown do you have? Anything over 10% is cause for concern. Which cylinder had 125psi?

 

Found mine. This curly-Q crankcase vent hose was cracking where it connects to the block as shown in my pic. I have blowby in my system because forged pistons, so my thinking is that it made its way to this hose and simply leaked out from here.

 

http://i.imgur.com/5ZvzO3Qh.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/cEaVsvah.jpg

thats what i was expecting but like i said i couldnt get enough access for a quick repair. ill have to take the intake off i think to get to it

I didn't need to remove my intake manifold to get to it. Just had to take off the intercooler and squeeze my hands and some long pliers in there.

Could possibly be the oil feed line, I just recently had the same issue with an oil leak from that particular area.