you wouldn't believe how many trips i have done to the mechanic over the last year to check for leaks..it's bloody annoying...

valve cover gasket and bolts are not leaking. i can't not feel any oil around the edge. i have torqued all the valve cover bolts properly so they are not leaking.

oil filter o ring has already been replaced even though it never leaked.
timing belt was done late last year. even until today i'm not sure whether every single front seal was replaced. maybe the mechanic changed the cam and crank seals only and forgot everything else? auto tensioner and water pump was replaced. i know for a fact the oil pump hasn't been changed yet...

if the oil pump is in fact leaking it would suck...i should have paid a couple hundred more to get every front seal changed last year.
by the way i'm loosing half a litre of oil every 1000km. i get a few drops of oil on the garage overnight so i can imagine how much oil is actually leaking while the car is running because of oil pressure and vtecing... lol