My dodge stealth with a Mitsubishi 6G72 engine is spraying oil near the distributor cap, what could be wrong?

1991 DODGE STEALTH
154 MILES
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STILTZGUY17
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I started it up, it made a weird noise, kept going and checked the oil guage, and it hadn't moved since I started it, shut it off and pushed it back to the parking spot.
Jan 2, 2012 at 9:11 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge to rule out the oil pressure switch and oil pump
Jan 2, 2012 at 9:17 PM
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STILTZGUY17
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Well, its not either of those.
Jan 3, 2012 at 6:56 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the valve cover and also the distributor
Jan 4, 2012 at 11:49 AM
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