Oil Leak in 2008 Subaru Outback (with pics)

YeahYeah
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 23:39:36 +0000
Maintenance/Repairs

Hi all. I have a 2.5L v4 08 Subaru Outback, with ~160,000 miles. Looking at the engine, I suspect that there’s a slow oil leak somewhere - I can see oil pooling under/in the engine on both left and right sides, and the level is low (please check out the pics below and videos, I don’t know enough terminology to accurately describe where I’m seeing the oil pooling.) Checked and didn’t notice any white smoke (ie head gasket).

Relevant work I had done: at 105k, did the big service - replaced timing belt, head gasket, valve cover gaskets, replaced front camshaft & oil seals, resealed oil pump. Also spark plugs & tube seals since oil had leaked into them.

Could it be another gasket? Any ideas? Here are the pictures and videos are linked:
Video: PXL_20220612_205123158.LS.mp4 - Google Drive

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