Engine oil coming from front end, close to radiator
07-02-2018, 07:49 AM
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Engine oil coming from front end, close to radiator
The guy i got it from said it had a bad main crankcase seal, that needed to be replaced. Brand new transmission already in it, so it's hopefully not that. Just fixed the garbage servotronic cover that was spewing out all my hydraulic oil, so it's not that. It's been onthe road for a few days, and since then the leak's gotten worse. I have noticed that the leak seems to go down after the engine cools down, and is worst right after (or during, can't look underneath as I drive) driving.
I'm going to fix this myself unless this job is worse than the steering rack, so if anyone knows what needs to be done to access it that'd be great! Also where to buy the seal, if that's the problem, would also help. Thank you.
I'm going to fix this myself unless this job is worse than the steering rack, so if anyone knows what needs to be done to access it that'd be great! Also where to buy the seal, if that's the problem, would also help. Thank you.
07-02-2018, 04:57 PM
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Cam seal?
There’s a seal where the cam goes through the casing to the geared timing pulley. If bad, That tends to leak a lot when the car is running, little or not at all when shut down because it’s high on the engine. I believe you have to pull the cam pulley to get at it. If that’s your problem and your timing belt is ready for service, that would be an ideal time to do it.
07-04-2018, 06:32 AM
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There’s a seal where the cam goes through the casing to the geared timing pulley. If bad, That tends to leak a lot when the car is running, little or not at all when shut down because it’s high on the engine. I believe you have to pull the cam pulley to get at it. If that’s your problem and your timing belt is ready for service, that would be an ideal time to do it.
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