Traced a very small oil leak up to here, what am I looking at? (8 Viewers)

[darceydo]

Have a very small oil leak on my 07 (135k miles), after driving for a couple of days I will get a small bubble on the oil pan (right side) and eventually on the drain plug after about a week. No spots under the vehicle though.

Drove a few hours today got home and checked under it about 2 hours later, their was a tiny oil bubble on the right side oil pan and I trace it up to here which is what I am thinking the origin location is. Can anyone tell me what the source might be based of this?

 

[jahawk]

Are you sure it's oil and not power steering fluid? If it is oil I'd assume the leak is valve cover leak.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NVW1LM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder_k0_1_3&amp=&crid=OCOUW2UCS2K3&sprefix=atp&th=1

 

[darceydo]

Are you sure it's oil and not power steering fluid? If it is oil I'd assume the leak is valve cover leak.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000NVW1LM?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder_k0_1_3&amp=&crid=OCOUW2UCS2K3&sprefix=atp&th=1

Hadnt considered it being power steering fluid, VCGs were done about a year ago.

 

[darceydo]

Looks to be power steering fluid as mentioned above actually

Will be ordering some new hoses and cleaning the reservoir over new years.

 

[rbrave]

Doing the same this week, taking the advice of others and just replacing the black as night PS reservoir on mine with the reasonably priced OEM option.

https://a.co/d/5bVN9Ws

And apparently the redline ATF is better, somehow?

https://a.co/d/cmKOfsM

 

[excessive]

probably valve cover gaskets