Leak from under balancer
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That may be coming outta the pcv vent which is routed down there next to the balancer.just a thought
thats what it is, look at the left side of the pic you can see the crankcase breather tube covered in it.
OP I think you have two different issues here. You need to thoroughly clean the oil off and find out where it is coming from. As well as drain the oil pan and see if the oil that is left is fuel diluted or not
If it's fuel diluted, it's probably an injector that has caused the crankcase to be overfilled which is making it dump an oil/fuel mixture out the crankcase breather tube right next to the balancer. From what you've posted, that's what it sounds like to me.
I would agree. Pull the dipstick again and double check. It could be so diluted with fuel that it looks like there is nothing on it.
the way you describe says crank seal, which is possible. the tube to the left is not an overflow tube its a crankcase breather tube, just crankcase gasses should be coming out but it does get a little covered in oil residue over the years.
