Found yet another oil leak not sure what part this is

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I just finished replacing the distributor that was leakin. From both O-rings, and now I have found an oil drop on the other side of the engine bay. Not sure what it is. Looks like it's coming from just under the exhaust manifold? There is oil on the lower bolt of the manifold, so I'm hoping its. Of the head gasket.
I have attacked a picture from underneath near passenger tire.

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If it was me I'd go to a 'do it yourself' car wash and power spray the whole area within an inch of its life. Then I'd go in with rags and some kind of cleaner to get it all nice and shiny clean.
Then investigate the source.
 
looks wet up by the oil pressure sender
 
Look at the valve cover gasket.

Dirty oil runs down, so you must work your way to the top. It could even be spilled oil or oil venting from the 710 cap and running down the side.

Get a new 710 cap and consider replacing the valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals.
 
Look at the valve cover gasket.

Dirty oil runs down, so you must work your way to the top. It could even be spilled oil or oil venting from the 710 cap and running down the side.

Get a new 710 cap and consider replacing the valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals.


Valve cover gasket is new along with plug tube seals. It's clean as a whistle around there. What is a 710 cap?
 
in there it could be valve cover, oil pan, pressure sensor, oil cooler... as Tedward said, best to clean it up and then see where it is coming from.

on the other side you could go the Mud attack route and start with a new HG and work from there
 
Oil Pressure Sending Unit
 

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