Car is leaking oil by the oil filter but I changed the oil filter housing gasket what else could it be?

WETCHEVY72

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1985 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88
68,530 MILES

I have a oil leak on this delta 88 that I can not find. I have changed all the gaskets, I have good oil pressure but now I am losing way more oil then I was I am going through a qt a day

Thursday, May 31st, 2012 AT 10:43 PM

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SATURNTECH9

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Where is the oil leaking from now?Maybe the housing is cracked?

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 AT 10:50 PM

WETCHEVY72

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It is still running from up near the housing but it is not cracked. I was thinking seals, and pressure switch but I am not sure. The oil is dripping from 5 places but the main leak is right there at the housing but I took all of that off and looked and it is coming from somewhere else and running down

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Thursday, May 31st, 2012 AT 11:06 PM

SATURNTECH9

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Oil leaks can be very tricky I have seen my fair share that were pretty hard to track down. If you can see it leak you can spray the oil away with brake cleaner and watch where the new oil appears.

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Friday, June 1st, 2012 AT 1:12 AM