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Oil falls from above.. So those pics are pretty useless. If it's not red, it's not power steering fluid, as the oil is dripping off the power steering rack by the looks of it.. Look higher.

Or clean the engine bay then run the car for a bit until you can see where it comes from.

There's so many places oil can leak from..

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Oil falls from above.. So those pics are pretty useless. If it's not red, it's not power steering fluid, as the oil is dripping off the power steering rack by the looks of it.. Look higher.

Or clean the engine bay then run the car for a bit until you can see where it comes from.

There's so many places oil can leak from..

i've had a few leaks like that, it doesnt look like a huge amount but def worth checking out. front of car can either be a seal on the front diff or a gasket on the engine. had the same sorta leak on the rear, just needed diff tightened as gasket was ok.

-D

check the colour and consistancy... last time i had a leak like this is was oily green/yellow cos it was oily i was stumped till i realised it was water leaking out my waterpump collecting oil from everywhere else so could be waterpump?

I had a bit more of a look and I can't see anything immediately obvious. My Engine bay is pretty well oil free bar in that little spot in the picture above. I felt under the oil filter and there is some oil there but nothing on top. I am just wondering if may the seal has gone on it. Although it hasn't been 5000k since I replaced it. I might have to take it back to mildren where I had it tested and say hey, my car has suddenly developed an oil leak since you tested it, what did you do to it?

I had a bit more of a look and I can't see anything immediately obvious. My Engine bay is pretty well oil free bar in that little spot in the picture above. I felt under the oil filter and there is some oil there but nothing on top. I am just wondering if may the seal has gone on it. Although it hasn't been 5000k since I replaced it. I might have to take it back to mildren where I had it tested and say hey, my car has suddenly developed an oil leak since you tested it, what did you do to it?

Its doubtful they did anything wrong. I mean the cars pretty old right, when was the last time u changed all the gaskets and seals? Leaks happen, for the most part theyre no big deal. They dont happen often on skylines, so when they do leak its generally symptomatic of a larger problem or just a weak bolt that needs tightening.. Unless u get the car on a gantry and have a good squizzie underneath it, you're probably not gonna see much. What u can do tho, is get some degreaser and clean all the areas that have oil/residue on them, It'll make it heaps easier to spot the actual leak when it happens again..

Until a mechanic looks at it, I wouldn't worry. I had 3 simultaneous leaks and two were fixed by just tightening bolts and the last one was a cv seal on the front diff that needed replacing. Too easy

-D

Grab the filter and turn it clockwise, looks like it may be the problem as i had the same drips when i changed the filter and spilt a bit. Also since you said it was on the bottom and not the top it has to be coming from there somewhere.

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