My daughters Neon has an oil leak on the passenger side of the engine (near the oil filter, but up higher). I replaced the rear main seal, oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket and spark plug tube gaskets last April. I'm guessing it's either the crank or camshaft seal. Any tips on changing these? That side of the engine is right against the fender and I can hardly get my hand in between the 2. Does the engine need to come out for this repair? BTW, it's a '98 DOHC. Thanks.

 

its probally your cam seals...
you dont have to take the motor out to put them in, but you will have to remove the belts, move the power steering lines out of the way, remove the crank pulley, remove the timing cover, remove the timing belt and all its components....its not a quick easy job and it will take some time and effort to do

 

Those belts look like a PITA to remove. It's so tight in there.

 

it is... very tight even with little girly hands like mine... however like spud said its probally the cam seals... there was a tsb for them... not sure if they had them fixed by your m/y but they do cause problems...