Ok, i have installed a rebuilt engine in my camaro and now i have an oil leak coming from the front of the engine.

It's not the oil nut, i can see the drainage coming from what looks like the main seal.. however, i don't think that's it, because the seal is new and looks great.
Any ideas where it could be coming from?
its right down the pan front and center.

 

Timing chain cover area perhaps. Did you use RTV in the corners where the timing cover meets the oil pan?

 

you didn't jack the engine by the balancer did you?

are you certain that it's not the oil pan? being rebuilt, it should be clean so you should have no issue eyeballing from where the oil originates

 

Ahh i see, well i wasn't the one who put the engine in.. so i'm not sure if he did or not... is the timing chain cover easy to remove? i wasnt sure my car had a tming chain...


The harmonic balancer ? no lol that would be horrible, i'm glad i have enough knowledge not to do that. geez i could only imagine.
ummm it looks like the front of hte oil pan... just my mechanic says its higher up than that. i assume he's assuming because of what he knows when he was putting it in.

 

Visual inspection is the key tool here and plenty of light.
If mechanic suggests it is higher than oil pan corners, front & center, I would venture suggesting the timing cover balancer seal.

The seal can be changed without removing the timing cover.
Remove belts, maybe radiator for access, and harmonic balancer,
Remove/replace seal and use a sealer, I like Permatex #2, on the seal sleeve, press seal, or hammer lightly, the seal into the t/cover.
Look at h/balancer snout and if rough surface, or have a question about the smoothness of the snout, sleeve the snout - freeze the balancer and heat gun the sleeve and sleeve should slide on snout.
Reinstall everything removed from the first step and drive it.
Check for leaks later.

 

Well, doesn't this sound like fun! =D
Thank you for the advice, it is greatly appreciated!!