Ok I thought I had read it correctly when going back through posts from the previous owner. I can’t confirm this is the car although from every post I have read it matches. Since I purchased the car from a dealer who bought it at auction I can only guess this is the same car. I know the person’s name matches his screen name as It was printed on the ticket I got on my way home from picking the car up. I also know that It came from the same city that the previous owner lived in, so it’s not a total shot in the dark.
This is what I found from a previous post of his.
Had the same problem. New pan, new gasket, fixed timing chain cover and replaced all the gaskets, even added RTV to the bolts. Oil leak stopped temperarly but always returned. It would stop and then gradually start leaking more and more until oil would eventually spray on the back of my car and all over the bottom. Hated it so much that I ended up selling her. It drove me crazy. After 2 years of it, I couldn't take it. I feel your pain!
I have no oil leaks now, I know this is not the stock pan and it appears the timing chain cover has been off at some point. How would I confirm/negate that the culprit might actually be the timing chain cover gasket without removal or is that the only method. From the previous owners post I'm starting to think heads again.
Thanks,
Chris