Long time lurker looking for some ideas on where this leak could be coming from. Car is a 2001 C4.

Took the car out of storage for the winter, started it up and then noticed that it was leaking from the driver's side rear of the car. I immediately thought it was the RMS or IMS seals, but from where the leak is, don't think that it is there as I was under the impression that if it was one of those areas, it would be more towards the middle of the car.

Put the car with a piece of cardboard underneath and there has since been only one or two drops.

Will be taking it to the mechanic, but am debating whether or not it's safe to drive the car at this point. When the car was started, there were not any issues.

Any thoughts or ideas are appreciated

 

maybe valve cover or spark plug tubes

 

camshaft?

 

Water pump? What is leaking...what is the color?

 

I'm gonna go with spark plug tubes too.

 

It's definitely oil that is leaking; going to take it to the mechanic sometime this week; will report back.

I had the 60k service and they did replace the plugs, although I didn't notice any leaks until after taking it out of storage

 

Spark Plug tubes usually leak after you take the car out. My car wouldn't leak when it was sitting a few days,but when i took it for a drive,after about 5 min it would start to smoke. It's a pretty easy fix. I followed a DIY online.