Oil Leak

L0w_N_sl0w

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Mazda,Protege5
Hello,

I rebuilt my motor last spring. In the last 6 months I've noticed a loss in oil, some from my oil pan gasket and now it looks like I'm losing oil on the passenger side up top. I believe my head gasket is leaking oil, is that possible? The back and front far left side is wet. I sprayed some brake cleaner where the head meets the block and watched along the seem for oil. It does look like oil is slowly seeping out. I also pulled my radiator cap and watched for ""Champaign bubbles" indicating my head gasket is blown and I have combustion gas in my coolant. Coolant checked out ok with no oil mixture. I've also inspected the valve cover gasket and 're sealed the cam seal with RTV.Can I retorque my head? Any other suggestions to check?

Thanks!
 
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I would check the camshaft/crankshaft front seals to make sure it's not leaking oil from there.
 
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