Now that my omni will actually run for the first time in 7 yrs, it is leaking a ton of oil from the motor, between motor and tranny. Some history on the motor
1. rebuilt 7 yrs ago with less than 200miles on it. transmission as well
2. Oil started to leak almost immediately after i got the car to run.
3. I have changed the rear main seal twice. the seal from the rebuild was leaking and also the small oil galley freeze plug was not snug so i replaced it as well. Then i started the car and it seemed fine for 40 or so miles and then it started to leak again. i pulled the trans and saw that the seal looked dry but the lip around the oil pan rail was wet so I figured that was the leak. There was also a lot of oil up under the input shaft area of the trans and splashed around on the inside of the bellhousing. I replaced the rear main seal and inspected the oil galley freeze plug. It seemed to be dry. Put it back together.
4. Started the car and drove it a few miles, came back ,and it was leaking exactly the same as before. It seemed to be running out of the bellhousing as well as from the front corner of the oil pan/rear main seal area
5. I decided to do the oil pan gasket and see if new end rails would solve the problem. Got the gasket and changed it. As soon as i started it, less than 1 min, I see oil running down from the front of the rear main seal/ oil pan area.This is the exact same way it leaked before the rear main seal and pan gasket. I can't see how far it is running down from because of the flywheel, but the back of the flywheel is dry from the center( by rear main seal) out about half way and then it is oily on the outer half. I also noticed if i look into the bell housing while it is running it looks like the fly wheel is churning oil at the bottom of the bellhousing. Like I said before there was oil all over the inside of the bellhousing.
6. I know the oil is from the engine because I put leak dye in it and you can see it.
7. I also changed the trans input shaft seal so I don't think it is that
8. I am certain it is not the turbo oil line because it is brand new and i have checked it for leaks. I also can see oil coming out of the timing mark hole of the bellhousing, again like the flywheel is churning it up.
I really need some advice on what is causing this leak. What else can it be. i have sooooo much time into this car and it never runs right. I enjoy working on it but I spend 10X as much time working on it as i do driving it.I would like to enjoy driving it a bit. So far I have driven 100 miles and already done a pan and rear main seal X 2 and the car still leaks like a pig.
Thanks for any ideas because i am out of them.