[Shotimes] Oil Leak

[Dave Hammond]

Hi all-

I seem to have developed a new oil leak in the past week or so.  Is there some 
sort of external oil line (cooler line?) that runs along a shelf on the 
transmission above the pan where the filter sits?  The oil (engine oil) is 
running down the transmission case in the area between the oil pan and the 
trans pan and only really leaks when the system is pressurized and shortly 
after the car is shut off.  I can't seem to find any references to a line in 
that area in the helms manual but I can see it with a mirror (barely) and 
touch it (barely).

Can anyone confirm its existence and explain what its for so that I have at 
least a little bit of a clue before I spend the time to rip off the y-pipe 
and oil pan to get to it.  Also, can someone tell me if this line (assuming 
it exists) is made of rubber hose or if it is a metal line.  Naturally, I 
find this leak *after* I just get done putting the bottom end all back 
together from doing a new oil pan gasket and rod bearings etc.

Oh and in case anyone is interested, as stated earlier I did the rod bearing 
change recently, here are some pics of the top bearings that I pulled out.  
The car has 151,000 miles on it, I bought it with approx 60,000 miles back in 
2000 and have run mobil 1 10w-30 oil since then.

http://riptide.ethzero.net/sho/pics/rodbearings/cyl_123_top.jpg
http://riptide.ethzero.net/sho/pics/rodbearings/cyl_456_top.jpg

Thanks in advance for any responses on the oil leak problem,
Dave
94 ATX