5point9Limited

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!

5point9Limited

Ended up needing a new distributor.

main70072

How was the road trip?

zypkode

I have a 96 Acura TL 2.5 with 250,000 miles. My Distributor Cap is cracked. How much did it cost you to have it repaired? And How much time did it take?

ellemaJade

My TL Has a BAD oil leak like you described in your POST.
And it smokes after idling or coming off the highway to a stop.. but then clears.

What could this be?????