Oil is leaking from crank seal bottom front of motor and it holds for a month or so pushes right back out and starts leaking again. Is there a solution car has low miles. It is a 2007. Someone told us that there is a cover to go over that hooks in oil pan to hold crank shaft in place to stop moving seal out is that correct. Thanks

Ok ralph first off clean motor with engine brite found at any auto parts stores
next recommendation add oil base dye to motor oil allow to run for 30 min to circulate dye useing a uv lamp or black light and inspect front cover most cases the front seal is themost likely source of leaks due to contant revolutions on front main seal
in order to repar suspected seal total dissasembly of timing cover will have to be removed in some models the front main bearing journal will have to be removed as well.
upon removal of timing coverbinspect front mail seal race / face for burnishing of the crank seal face. Dirt an debri cut into the crank
you will have to order the front seal repair kit
consists of front seal and stainless steel wear ring wich is glued in with epoxcy
reassemble front timing cover gaskets an sealer may be needed once all the parts are reassembled run for 15 m7n an check for leaks
its also possible that the oil pan gasket could be leaking as well
install dye to find leak is the best course of action first

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hi yes it is gotta drop the oilpan take eyerything off on front of motor thats in the way of removeing the seal fanbelt pullys cover timmingbelt turn back the bolts holding the crankshaft a little 3 or 4 turns replace the seal reasemble the parts and dont foget the timming marks for the timmingbelt

the oil pan is the pan that you see under the car it is what seals the pan to the
motor thare is a gasget between them with a sealer //front and rear seals
thare is 1 behind the harmonic balancer or the bottom pully the fan belt goes
to the other is in front of the fly wheel the fly wheel is what the starter engages
to when starting your car the front and rear seal fit around the crank shaft
to real oil in i hope this helps you bob

yes, I just changed one of these recently. Had to take both front and bottom off engine. Very difficult repair, as there are no good jack points for the engine when you have all the motor mounts off.
Here is procedure I would recommend.
Remove starter and engine to transmission brackets front and back.
Remove transmission starter gear cover.
drain oil and remove oil pan.
put a block under the crankshaft and jack to release weight on motor mount.
remove front motor mount (by serpentine belt)
remove belt.
remove compressor and bracket.
remove crank pulley and vib damper.
remove timing cover. mark timing belt with direction of travel
loosen tensioner gear.
remove timing belt.
remove crankshaft timing gear and key.
remove seal and oil pump housing.
clean gasket surfaces.
replace seal and reverse procedure.

If you have questions, let me know.

Its likley the Crank seal, also called front main ( rear main being the end that meets the transmission.

Its pretty easy to do you just have to remove the serpentine belt, and remove the crank pulley, then you can pry out the old seal with a pick or screwdriver, clean the area from dirt and debris. then put the new seal in place, you can use a large socket that fits the ring of the seal, and hit it in with a hammer, keep hitting evenly around the seal so it goes in straight

oil pan gasket is on the bottom, the one behind the crank pulley is the front crank seal

On a 22RE the oil pump is on the timing cover behind the crank pulley/harmonic balancer,it has the crank timing pointer built onto it,generally they don't leak around the pump seal but as Monster80 pointed out they leak from the front main seal wich is installed on the front of the oil pump,pretty common for the 22R/RE to leak around the timing cover gaskets or out the bolt holes on the timing cover also,usually due to uneven tourqe on the bolts,to check the front main seal you need to look at the the crank from the underside right after you've shut the motor down,if the seals bad you'll see oil starting to form a drop on the backside of the pulley or the front of the oil pump housing.

the pcv valve gets plugged up those building up pressure in the crank case and blowing out the oil pump seal on the front of the motor!

housing is out of position,gasket for housing ,not actually leaking out of seal ,most likely is end of crank shaft worn with a groove.sorry new seal if you cant get seal out without damaging it.try for another seal but from motor factor with two lips ???if not then use araldite to hold seal in place and dont knock it right home try for about halfway.and dont forget to grease shaft before fitting seal

What is the mileage on your car? Is your engine a 2.5 L?
Clean the bottom side of your engine with engine degreaser first to determine exactly where it's leaking. Run your engine at idle speed for fifteen minutes, then inspect the bottom towards the front of engine. If you see a drip on the drivers side center, don't waste your time or money replacing the crankshaft seal or oil pump / pump seals. I have recently done that and still have a leak........coming from where......who knows! I have posted a question on this site, hopefully someone can answer for both of us. I know we're not the only ones with the same problem on this year and model.