Pull the upper timing cover off and look??? Seems kinda obvious or maybe its just me :scratch:
CST said:so my engine leaks lots of oil around the front of it, it drenched the timing belt so it's just all nasty and I'm afraid it's gonna snap in the cold weather. I believe it's leaking from the cam seals. Any way I'd be able to tell if that is really where it's coming from besides taking it to get checked for $50?
And when I put new seals on it, would it be worth my time to do some other work to get a few extra hp? I wanna be able to scorch my friends '87 5.0 he's buying, haha, I toasted his old 84 5.0 and now that thing died, the 87 has a little more power though.
Who is Jeff and how do I get a hold of him?SilverMk2 said:You should probably just change the timing belt and buy the 4 seals (2 cams, 1 oil pump, and front main) in the area and change them all. If you order the parts from Jeff they should be under $40 altogether. You can spot the cam tower gasket by looking along the base and see if you see any oil dropping from the gasket, it should be nice and dry. They are relatively easy to change as well (especially the exhaust side). If you do change them you should change the rear o-ring and front seal while you're in the area. Camtower gasket unfortunately aren't that cheap from Toyota like $40 each IIRC. Better to buy a HG set and use that.