Mysterious Oil Leak Problem Options

[turbohcar]

As all good DSMs do, mine leaks. It's leak of choice is oil, mainly around the front of the motor. I took some pics and have some ideas but others I'm just stumped. If you have a suggestion, please chime in. The motor was recently rebuilt and all gaskets replaced.

Here you see my exhaust manifold, which is somehow damp with oil. Don't ask me how, I don't know.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/data/501/47408IMG_0339.JPG

And here you can see a small, thin layer of oil making its way down the side of the motor. It doesn't look all that significant, but it still shows up. It starts near the valve cover and goes all the way down to the oil pan. The valve cover gasket and oil cap gasket are new.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/data/501/47408IMG_0338.JPG

Here you can see a drip off the oil cooler and near the oil pressure sending unit. and strangely, my brothers upper half. I plan on replacing the clamps there. The hose is brand new. Everything that is shiny or looks a little darker than others has a thin layer of oil on it.
http://www.dsmtuners.com/gallery/data/501/47408IMG_0337.JPG

Please help if you have any ideas.

[smrtkd69]

well i feel your pain. i also have many oil leaks at undisclosed locals. but the valve cover will always leak. reason being, take a look at an older motor, for example a chevy 350 (due to its popularity and common knowledge). now look at the valve covers. yes, lots of bolts over a small area. the spacing for the bolts are significantly smaller than that of your dsm. hence there requires more pressure per bolt in the dsm application. and since we all tighten these suspect bolts so carefully and just "snug" due to their reputation of stripping it never seals 100%.
as far as the manifold goes i would relate that to either the valve cover or the oil dip blowing up.

now for the cooler, i havent a clue. but they all seem to have that same small drip that leak just enough to pit an oil stain the size of a dime on the driveway.