I have an oil leak it looks like it's below the filter somewhere soaking the steering rack. I don't think it's the filter, is there anything in this area that can leak.

Thanks

As suggested, probably the oil pressure switch. While the engine is running see if any oil seeps out from the area around the spade terminal in the switch.

Just went through something similar with my '85 240. Changed the nearly new filter thinking the seal was bad. Kept leaking, then I thought it was the oil pan gasket. Finally looked closely enough to see it was coming from the short extension nipple between the oil pressure switch port (threaded into the block around 18" above the oil filter) and the oil pressure sender can. I'd put a set of gauges in some years ago, pulled from a wrecked 240 turbo, and the sender can wouldn't clear the manifold. The nipple was cracked at the block-side threads. I don't ever recall leaning on the can, but suppose I must have. I removed the nipple and can, and happened to have a small squarehead brass plumbing plug that just fit. The threading, by the way, is standard pipe thread.

I think the oil pressure switch is above or below the filter. Look for sender with a wire attached; however, I'd bet on your filter. For 4 bucks you can screw it off and put on a new one.