Oil on exhaust manifold

[Kurt W. Deschler]

Last week, my 5k started getting an occasional smell of burns synthetic
motor oil. I can see a bead of oil around one of the ports on the R side
of the engine. I cannot tell if it is an exhaust port or intake port since
it is only slightly visible from the bottom of the car. I am not familiar
with the orientation of the exhaust manifold since I have not had the R
side apart yet. There does not appear to be any oil on the top of the
intake manifold. Does this mean I can rule out the valve cover? What else
is known to leak onto the exhaust manifold? I don't want to pull the
intake manifold right now unless I have to. I'm supposed to be driving the
car 1500 miles in the next week. I'll keep an eye on the oil level, but I
need to know if I should worry. TIA.

	-Kurt
	'87 5kcstq
	'88 vw gti 16v