Help Regarding Leg Oil Around Drive Shaft Seal

[CohoOn]

Just doing water pump preventive maintenance on my 2017 Suzuki 140A and noticed a small amount of leg oil around the drive shaft seal under the water pump plate. The seal visually looks to be in good shape the spring isn't rusted. When I grab the end of the long end of drive shaft there's a small amount of play which I understand to be normal and I can see some air/fluid burping out around the seal when I move around the drive shaft.
Anyone experience this before?
Wondering if this is normal for the seal when the drive shaft is not held firmly in place or is this a definite sign of a failing seal. No signs of additional fluid inside casing.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Time to have the seal replaced, if it lets oil out water will go in.

 

[CohoOn]

Yes I've been in contact with Maple marine and they were good enough to offer to do a compression test on the leg for me for free actually as I have had some other work done by them. Waiting to hear back from them.
Seems really odd that it's only a 2017 and this would be gone. No signs of any corrosion or anything.
Thank you for your reply.

 

[salmonkiller01]

Could be one of those things or nothing

 

[Sandpiper]

Yeah pressurizing the gear case with air and spraying some soapy water on the seal will let you know if the seal is good or not.