Help,
Guys where are the usual leaks (mine are dripping on the exhaust and a bit smokey/ smelly) due cambelt change at 90k service, are the seals easy to do at same time?

thanks,

big_mike

 

Crankshaft oil seal is easy to do at cambelt time (and some dealers change it anyway during cambelt change), failing that it may be a rocker gasket leak. Can you see any oil leaking from above the spark plugs?

 

Will check at lunchtime today Ian,
I see you are based in the westcountry, what part? and where do you go for servicing?

big mike

 

Mike

I live near Yeovil in Somerset and use Vale Motors in Yeovil who are on the whole very good, however they use some unrecommended too thin oil for servicing so I tend to give them 5 litres of what I want and they are happy to use that.

Ian

 

I've just had the camblet done and all the front and side oil seals (front crank, oil pump, gudgeon pin hole seals, rocker cover etc). This little lot came to just under £500.... that only included 5 hours labour. The oils seals seem cheap but because of the amount of them they do add up .

Tony.

 

I had the same problem on a WRX last year, was the pcv valve and breather on top of rh rocker cover leaking and the oil was getting on the exhaust making it smell

 

Yep... PCV valve done too. Ken, was that Prosport by any chance?

Tony.