severe oil leak from 94 celica, what could it be and do you guys have this problem too? Options

[pnoywitmustrdsau...]

i check the oil once in a while becuase i know our engines are prone to oil leaking. but it got to a point where i am starting to worry. everyday there would be probably a good eigth cup of oil on the floor. i started looking around the oil pan to see if i scraped the crap out of it but no problem and all the screws are tight on it. the oil plug is tight and there is a new washer seal. then i notice the back of my engine closes to the firewall is shoaked in oil and it looks like it starts all the way up from the intake manifold!! imma pull the intake manifold off hopefully today and hope that it is nothing bad. but anybody got any ideas on what it is.?

[lazarpaul]

pnoywitmustrdsauce sorry for crashing your thread but you might be having the same problem
I've replaced the dist o-ring and it was still licking on the right side
So I jacked it up....cleaned some of all that oil splashed on the back of the motor and then I turned it on
My oil pump licks like crazy and (probably while driving) the oil goes right on the axle that splashes it all over the place
My q. now is how hard is it to replace the seals on the oil pump and what tools do I need for that?
The estimate I got from my mechanic is about $400
Here's some pics


You can see the splash that goes all the way up to the intake manifold