Rosstbeef
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Check out how much this leaks after running the engine just for a few seconds
I though it was the crankshaft seal initially until removing the engine mount to be sure.
I'm attempting to do this myself. Its the first time I've pulled seals before and reinserted them but I should be ok with it. Just thought I'd share this as I havent seen anything else on here about leaking camshaft seals.
I've bought a kit like this one to do the seals:
And I already have a timing belt tool kit that covers a fair few VAG engines. This is the 2nd time I've used it. First time on my Mk3 Golf TDI
You may notice the tensioner in the pic isn't at the correct tension (pointers not lined up). Maybe this is the cause? Now I've removed the belt I can see that it has been rubbing against the cam cover housing from being a bit loose perhaps. The car has covered 80k miles and had its belts changed at about 70k, just under four years ago. Another possible cause could maybe too much oil in the engine at some point causing too much pressure? The dipstick had snapped short on this car. I've now bought a new one and had to remove the broken section from the engine as the new one wouldn't go in. Possibly it has been filled up to the shortened dipstick in the past, but I don't know. There was a good crust of oily sludge on the engine tray so maybe it has been leaking for a while.
I've bought new camshaft sprocket bolts from Audi. The bolt heads are different but I'm assured they are the correct ones. They say they've superseded the originals. I know the parts guy there well so I'm pretty confident all should be ok with them.
I've cleaned up the oily mess off this side of the engine now and cleaned all the sprockets. I'm planning to change the sealant on the cam cover housing at the same time and have new bolts for this.
I'll get more pics up here when I actually do the seals but need some dry weather first.
I though it was the crankshaft seal initially until removing the engine mount to be sure.
I'm attempting to do this myself. Its the first time I've pulled seals before and reinserted them but I should be ok with it. Just thought I'd share this as I havent seen anything else on here about leaking camshaft seals.
I've bought a kit like this one to do the seals:
And I already have a timing belt tool kit that covers a fair few VAG engines. This is the 2nd time I've used it. First time on my Mk3 Golf TDI
You may notice the tensioner in the pic isn't at the correct tension (pointers not lined up). Maybe this is the cause? Now I've removed the belt I can see that it has been rubbing against the cam cover housing from being a bit loose perhaps. The car has covered 80k miles and had its belts changed at about 70k, just under four years ago. Another possible cause could maybe too much oil in the engine at some point causing too much pressure? The dipstick had snapped short on this car. I've now bought a new one and had to remove the broken section from the engine as the new one wouldn't go in. Possibly it has been filled up to the shortened dipstick in the past, but I don't know. There was a good crust of oily sludge on the engine tray so maybe it has been leaking for a while.
I've bought new camshaft sprocket bolts from Audi. The bolt heads are different but I'm assured they are the correct ones. They say they've superseded the originals. I know the parts guy there well so I'm pretty confident all should be ok with them.
I've cleaned up the oily mess off this side of the engine now and cleaned all the sprockets. I'm planning to change the sealant on the cam cover housing at the same time and have new bolts for this.
I'll get more pics up here when I actually do the seals but need some dry weather first.