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Need help. Oil leak just above Crankshaft

DenimJo3

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1998, explorer xlt
Hey guys I need help trying to figure out where I have an oil leak. I’ll post some pictures. If you’re looking straight at the engine, it’s on the left upper side of the crankshaft by these two nuts. I just did a test drive after doing my CV’s, LBJ’s, and sway bar end links. During the drive I had a tea kettle sounding whine and when I parked her in the driveway, I jacked her up to see if my wheel bearings magically went bad and while it was up I noticed a brand new oil leak. Anybody have a good idea of what I’m dealing with? Going to be buying a Haynes manual to hopefully try and get some insight as to what I’m looking at but figured I’d give the forum a holler. Hoping it’s something my driveway mechanic level brain can fix.

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I will ad there’s some oil collected at the bottom of where the crankshaft is but it appears to be leaking from above there.
 






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