Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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Was tiny leak from cam seal
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Re: Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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Looks like it's be coming from the cam seals (Black circular shape just next to the hose clamp pictured.)

There are 4 of them on that end of the motor & if they're gone, then chances are the 4 other seals at the timing belt end of the engine are gone / going too.

Relatively cheap to replace, but labour is gonna cost ya. Very time consuming.
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Re: Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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Cheers Bennoz
Are there any special tools needed to replace the cam seals? If its going to be a lot of labour i will get my mate to do it for me over a few days for free.

Cheers Nick
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Re: Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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FTOnick wrote:Cheers Bennoz
Are there any special tools needed to replace the cam seals? If its going to be a lot of labour i will get my mate to do it for me over a few days for free.

Cheers Nick

na just labour really might as well do all other seals/timing belt/ water pump etc while your in there pain in the arse job but you only want to open it once
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Re: Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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I had my timing belt done about 3 months ago sucks they didn't do it then i guess :roll: .
They said they did some seals on the 'front end' too when they did the belts but i guessed they missed this one haha.
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Re: Oil leak on rear passenger side of engine

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Maybe get your guy to check the tappets to while he's in thier.
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