1997 Volkswagen Polo oil leak from engine

What seal is leaking?

You can either change it out which requires a good bit of work on a sideways engine. would have to remove harmonic balancer. Can be done usually by removing right front wheel and wheel fender liners to get to balancer. Or you can try an oil system sealer which you can buy at parts stores. Front crank seals are fairly inexpensive. I presume you are talking about the front seal or may you be referring to rear seal between engine and transmission?

thanks for the replies, I should have said that I'm not sure if it is a seal as I am a novice when it comes to working with cars. I was just wondering if it is a serious problem and if you guys knew what might be leaking or how I would go about finding the leak myself (what needs to be taken off?).
I would like to figure out exactly what is leaking before I try any sealer products and such.

thanks in advance

Can you give me a detailed description of where the leak is coming from or possibly a photo?

I attached 5 photos to the original post, are they not showing?
Ill attach them again to this post and if that fails I uploaded them here:

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Sorry, didn't see them earlier. Looks to be a camshaft seal. Would require pulling off cam gear and redoing timing when you install gear back on.

thanks a lot! I'll have a read through the haynes manual.
Anything I should be aware of before jumping in?
Do you think I could manage it in a weekend?

Just make sure timing is perfect before cranking. Check and double check. Its the most really important part.

alright, very much appreciated.
thank you

You're very welcome. Let us know if we can assist you further.

I'm trying to lift the rear of my car and having some trouble. Using the specified jacking points from the manuals I do not have enough room to place my axle stands as the points are so close (jack is in the way in any configuration). I've read its possible to jack from somewhere on the rear beam so took some pictures.

Id like to know where the safest jacking point is on the rear beam and if it is even safe to jack my car from here as its very rusty

thanks

Yes you can lift from rear axle bar. Anywhere is fine. Try getting some wood scraps and pulling up on them and jacking up on a board as well. Well give the extra rise you need. Be safe. Whatever wheels remain on ground please place bricks or blocks around them to prevent roll. Take the extra time to jack and lift vehicles safely.