SomethingWittyAsAUsername Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 So my boxer started leaking oil in the last few days, but it seems to have lost a quart in the lost 150 miles. No smoke from the tail and power seems fine so I'm not thinking head gaskets. I see some oily messes on two spots on the block now. 1 is just below and behing my alternator pulley and one is down on the subframe by my master brake cylinder. Are these my Cam seals going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DelawareBlueHen724 Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 I have the same spots at the same places and yeah my cam seals are leaking. Mine was leaking real bad from the oil seperator cover, but it wasnt as bad as a quart in 150 miles. I'd have no oil left after like 2,000 miles though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUIAAE Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Get yourself a mechanics stethoscope, they're like 90$ and totally worth the investment. OR a USB spy-cam and mount it to a bendable flash light with the long neck. Check your oil separator plate, if it isn't there you may have a loose drain pan plug, if not there you may have a hole in your engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomethingWittyAsAUsername Posted April 20, 2012 Author Share Posted April 20, 2012 I've done some checking. Looks like it's definitely my cam or crank seals at least. I looked closely under the car and found oil all over the underside but it looks like it's spraying back from timing covers. On the bottom of both my right and left timing covers the one little piece that the bolt threads into has broken off and the bolt for the bottom center timing cover is missing. It looks like the oil is coming from inside there judging by the splash patterns. I'll be doing the seals belt job and water pump in the next few weeks. Should I be worried about the bottom of those covers? Pics to come soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 I'm leaking oil from my timing cover too. Poured some of that leak stop stuff in today. Says it will stop the leak within 200 miles or 3 days of driving. Hope it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98LGTLover Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 You'd probably be better off just replacing the seals... I'm sceptical of anything in a can that claims to fix anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted April 21, 2012 Share Posted April 21, 2012 Of course I'll be better off fixing it the right way, but this stuff cost $3 so I figured its worth a shot before I shell out however much it'll cost me to replace the seals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 They used to make rebuild in a can but I can't seem to find it anywhere these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 There was a ton of different ones at the auto parts store. Most claim to restore compression, seals, gaskets, hp, and MPG. Seems lofty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyposeur Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 You just need to get the stuff that fixes everything with just one treatment. Otherwise you are just wasting your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wish Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I did. I'm saying they all claim to fix ALL of those things in 1 can/bottle. I bought the cheapest one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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