Cam cover leak on bank 1
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Cam cover leak on bank 1
2001 Boxster Base 93K mileage
Can someone provide additional advice on:
1. Whether this is something I can DIY and if there is a tutorial or tips on doing it myself? Pictures?
2. Is this something I need to fix quickly? Indy says that the oil may drip on the exhaust and causing smoke.
Thank you
Can someone provide additional advice on:
1. Whether this is something I can DIY and if there is a tutorial or tips on doing it myself? Pictures?
2. Is this something I need to fix quickly? Indy says that the oil may drip on the exhaust and causing smoke.
Thank you
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2001 Boxster Base 93K mileage
Can someone provide additional advice on:
1. Whether this is something I can DIY and if there is a tutorial or tips on doing it myself? Pictures?
2. Is this something I need to fix quickly? Indy says that the oil may drip on the exhaust and causing smoke.
Thank you
Can someone provide additional advice on:
1. Whether this is something I can DIY and if there is a tutorial or tips on doing it myself? Pictures?
2. Is this something I need to fix quickly? Indy says that the oil may drip on the exhaust and causing smoke.
Thank you
There is no gasket. The camshaft cover is sealed with a critical bead of proper sealant and the cover bolts must be torqued down and in the proper order so the camshaft cover joins with the top of the head to form perfect camshaft bearing journals.
Also, not only does this sealant seal the oil inside the cover but it also seals the high pressure oil that is routed to the bearing journals. If you screw this up while the camshaft cover may be oil tight at its outer sealing surfaces a botched job may result in an internal high pressure oil leak.
Also, get the Bentley Porsche Boxster service manual. It has a section on camshaft cover installation. A quick read notes the instructions do not say to replace the bolts but when I had my Boxster in for a VarioCam solenoid/actuator repair these bolts were replaced. They are not supposed to be reused. They are not stretch bolts but treated with a micro-seal that is good for one time only. If you reuse the bolts you might trade a leaking cover for a leaking bolt.
Regarding the urgency to address an oil leak: If the leak has wet oil, is strong/bad enough to rinse away grime and cosmoline, fouls surrounding areas of the leak area and this includes getting on other hardware, wiring, hoses and especially exhaust hardware, is bad enough to leave spots on the pavement; the leak is bad enough to fix and the sooner the better.
FWIW, I had a 96 Mustang that had a camshaft cover leak (4.6l SOHC engine) that leaked oil onto the exhaust manifold. I had the leak "fixed" more than once and one time after I picked up the car in just a mile or two away from the dealer it started leaking so bad oil vapor was curling up from the gaps between the hood/fenders and the cabin air intake was bringing in oil vapor into the cabin. I drove back to the dealer and parked the thing right in the service department entrance where it emitted copious amounts of oil vapor. I was hoping for a spark to ignite the blasted thing but no such luck.