Hello again 96'legacy outback

The most common leak area for the engine is the oil pump or crankshaft seals. My 96 leaked a little, hardly a drip, but I could smell it and it used only a quart in 5k miles. My 98 Outback developed a leak from the viscous coupling early in its life but that was a known failure that Subaru fixed on recall.

Some oily fluid is getting on your exhaust obviously. Could be spraying underside of car under pressure (some oil pressure sending units will fail this way) may be power steering or grease thrown from a torn CV boot. Anyway - think you'll need to closely exmaine the underside.

Carl

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