Hi, I'm new to this forum so don't mind some of the errors please,

I bought an rx-8 a couple of weeks ago and plan to track the car. But there is a nasty oil leak that I can't find, it seems to be coming from around the water pump area. I did some research but I am still unsure if it is actually the OMP line. I don't really want to take all the accessories off if I don't need to. Doesn't seem to be leaking from the top of it. Looking for some advice, thank you

Not sure you can see it all too well in the pictures below,

 

Front main seal???

 

I don't think so since its isnt coming from around the crank area its coming from around water pump

 

A front main leak will spray oil all around, including the water pump, omp, etc. Is there oil on the underside of the engine cover?

 

No there isn't any oil on the engine cover, the top end is very clean, belts are also perfectly not wet