Oil leak, source identification required

[JIMBODABONG]

Found a few drips under the car, seems i have a bad leak. Recently changed the dephaser and think that i may have damaged the cam seal on re-assembly

However i am having some trouble deciding where its sourced. The leak was most obvious at the bottom rear corner of the cam cover plate and down the side of the block.

I have dissasembled the timing covers and found a lot of oil on the plastic cover and a fair bit on the inside edge of the cam sprocket cover, the engine mount also had a fair coating.

I am thinking dephaser cam seal, but am confused at the lack of fresh oil around he dephaser itself

Will oil leaking from here be pulled around the engine by the cambelt (which isnt totally soaked), or am i needing to look elsewhere?

the cam cover seal is A1

(pool of oil where finger is

 

[JIMBODABONG]

MMM beginning to think cylinder head, where are the oil galleries?

 

[MicKPM]

Looking at how far you have the exhaust cam seal pressed in I bet you've fitted the inlet seal incorrectly to.... pics less dephaser pulley please.

 

[Fred@BTM]

^what he said

 

[JIMBODABONG]

COOL, i will try replacing and re-setting them prior to anything else, will pop up a pic next week.

Whats the correct depth to set them at? Quite fancy trying to fabricate a tool on the lathe, having lost interest in the clio for about a week

 

[Fred@BTM]

they sit flush/inline with the outer face, NOT all the way in like you have done