Having 3 oil leaks fixed. Does this sound right?
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Having 3 oil leaks fixed. Does this sound right?
1996 2.5 162,500 miles.
Oil filter neck seal was fixed months ago-- bone dry now.
However, the car is still leaking pretty badly. I top it off every 500 or so about 3/4 quart. I smell it burning off the exhaust after a high-speed trek. I was never able to pinpoint the leaks and just dealt with it.
I needed new tires, so I brought it to the shop for tires and oil change. Asked to diagnose the leak. I got a call back and they told me that the distributor, valve cover and cam seal are all leaking.
I printed out a lot of info from the forums about the distributor, but never heard of the cam seal going bad.
Does this sound right?
I blow smoke after idling for a bit then giving it gas-- it then clears. Could the cam seal cause this?
They quoted me about $550 to fix all 3. Should I have them do another timing belt while they are in there? It has 58k on it.
Recap:
-Cam seal bad... common? Sound right?
-Blowing smoke after idling for a bit-- then it clears. Could the cam seal leak cause this?
-Should I have them do another belt?
-Any other input?
Thanks guys!
Oil filter neck seal was fixed months ago-- bone dry now.
However, the car is still leaking pretty badly. I top it off every 500 or so about 3/4 quart. I smell it burning off the exhaust after a high-speed trek. I was never able to pinpoint the leaks and just dealt with it.
I needed new tires, so I brought it to the shop for tires and oil change. Asked to diagnose the leak. I got a call back and they told me that the distributor, valve cover and cam seal are all leaking.
I printed out a lot of info from the forums about the distributor, but never heard of the cam seal going bad.
Does this sound right?
I blow smoke after idling for a bit then giving it gas-- it then clears. Could the cam seal cause this?
They quoted me about $550 to fix all 3. Should I have them do another timing belt while they are in there? It has 58k on it.
Recap:
-Cam seal bad... common? Sound right?
-Blowing smoke after idling for a bit-- then it clears. Could the cam seal leak cause this?
-Should I have them do another belt?
-Any other input?
Thanks guys!
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zypkode (06-20-2012)
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96' 3.2 TL Has Baddd Oil Leak Supposedly..
1996 2.5 162,500 miles.
Oil filter neck seal was fixed months ago-- bone dry now.
However, the car is still leaking pretty badly. I top it off every 500 or so about 3/4 quart. I smell it burning off the exhaust after a high-speed trek. I was never able to pinpoint the leaks and just dealt with it.
I needed new tires, so I brought it to the shop for tires and oil change. Asked to diagnose the leak. I got a call back and they told me that the distributor, valve cover and cam seal are all leaking.
I printed out a lot of info from the forums about the distributor, but never heard of the cam seal going bad.
Does this sound right?
I blow smoke after idling for a bit then giving it gas-- it then clears. Could the cam seal cause this?
They quoted me about $550 to fix all 3. Should I have them do another timing belt while they are in there? It has 58k on it.
Recap:
-Cam seal bad... common? Sound right?
-Blowing smoke after idling for a bit-- then it clears. Could the cam seal leak cause this?
-Should I have them do another belt?
-Any other input?
Thanks guys!
Oil filter neck seal was fixed months ago-- bone dry now.
However, the car is still leaking pretty badly. I top it off every 500 or so about 3/4 quart. I smell it burning off the exhaust after a high-speed trek. I was never able to pinpoint the leaks and just dealt with it.
I needed new tires, so I brought it to the shop for tires and oil change. Asked to diagnose the leak. I got a call back and they told me that the distributor, valve cover and cam seal are all leaking.
I printed out a lot of info from the forums about the distributor, but never heard of the cam seal going bad.
Does this sound right?
I blow smoke after idling for a bit then giving it gas-- it then clears. Could the cam seal cause this?
They quoted me about $550 to fix all 3. Should I have them do another timing belt while they are in there? It has 58k on it.
Recap:
-Cam seal bad... common? Sound right?
-Blowing smoke after idling for a bit-- then it clears. Could the cam seal leak cause this?
-Should I have them do another belt?
-Any other input?
Thanks guys!
And it smokes after idling or coming off the highway to a stop.. but then clears.
What could this be?????
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