bad oil leak
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October 07, 2010 12:38 am UTC
October 07, 2010 12:38 am UTC
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Ryan Rae
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Ok guys im having a major problem with the my car leaking oil. Ive jacked the car up and let it run and cleaned up all the oil that was on the engine and could not see it leaking from anywhere. Next i revved the car up and held a piece of cardboard over the timing belt, the cardboard got quite a bit of oil on it. I then figured it was coming from inside the timing area. I then pulled the timing cover off and cleaned up everything and started the car, again i could not see it leaking anywhere. By the way there is oil everywhere under the car and on the inside of the hood where the timing belt is. I put in bc 272 cams, by any chance is there different cam seals that go on the ends of the cams for BC or are the stock ok? it seems to be leaking under boost.
Last edited by Ryan Rae; October 07, 2010 12:57 am UTC.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Rae]
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October 07, 2010 01:02 am UTC
October 07, 2010 01:02 am UTC
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Ryan Laliberte
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No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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No, but chances are you've got a blown cam seal. This happened to me, stop driving your car and fix it.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Rae]
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October 07, 2010 02:08 pm UTC
October 07, 2010 02:08 pm UTC
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Darren Schoff
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Go to a parts store and get some engine oil dye and a black light. Add the dye and run the car for awhile. Then use the black light to trace the path of the oil.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Nick Gallo]
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October 30, 2010 03:19 pm UTC
October 30, 2010 03:19 pm UTC
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Micheal Leclerc
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pop the valve cover. take the caps off the cam seals and put them in correctly.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Rae]
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October 31, 2010 02:07 am UTC
October 31, 2010 02:07 am UTC
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Ryan Laliberte
No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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I had the exact same thing happen to me when I did my cams. Quick fix, sort of. Let us know how it goes!!
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Laliberte]
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October 31, 2010 03:52 am UTC
October 31, 2010 03:52 am UTC
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Stacey Shaw
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I've had that happen with a brand new cam oil seal, what a pain in the a$$. I took it out, cleaned it up and re-installed it. Lubed the inside of the seal well with grease and she worked, dumb luck!! I cannot say that what made it stop leaking, my guess is that it wasn't installed correctly.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Rae]
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October 31, 2010 10:39 pm UTC
October 31, 2010 10:39 pm UTC
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Ryan Laliberte
No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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No-Lift-To-Shift.... Stock. :)
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I thought that too, but it won't work. The seal is a dynamic seal, which means that it allows movement inside it. Right below that seal is an oil passage. More than likely, the oil is actually spitting out the inside of the cam seal rather than on it's outer edge, and is being spun around by the cam gear itself.
Do the job right the first time man, get a new seal.
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Re: bad oil leak
[Re: Ryan Laliberte]
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November 01, 2010 01:59 am UTC
November 01, 2010 01:59 am UTC
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Stacey Shaw
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For the price of a seal, I agree with Ryan, just get a new one. I tried what you are going to try. I used 'right stuff' rtv around the outside of the cam seal and slipped it back in place without taking the timing belt off. It helped slow the leak not stop it. It was good enough for my work beater, so I didn't care about the small leak and I didn't care if it blew up. You got a completely rebuilt motor and I wouldn't want to risk oil dripping on the timing components.
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