OK so I think I have a small leak coming from my transmission front seal (torque converter seal). An independent mechanic confirmed this as well. But I would like to absolutely rule out the possibility that this leak could really be a valve cover gasket leak, which after searching this forum a bit appears to be a common problem for the 4.4 V8.
So I am going to get on my back again with the mag light and look for a leak coming from the valve cover gaskets. I'm not exactly sure where to look for this. Anyone have some pictures to reference?
Is it possible to confirm this from the top of the engine? If I were to just remove the acoustical cover as shown
here.
This seems like a very doable DIY job after having replaced the fuel system, and re-reouting my water bypass lines in my 300ZX.