Toyota Camry 1997: Leaking oil from the front seal
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Asked by Ritwan Sunarjo
MY 1997 four-cylinder Toyota Camry is due for a cam timing belt change and my mechanic tells me it is leaking oil from the front seal. If we have the timing belt changed, would the oil leak be automatically resolved or are two jobs needed to fix it? Is it true that the oil could leak into the cylinders?
Answered by CarsGuide
25 Sep 2008IT DEPENDS on the location of the leak. If it is from the front cover it will be fixed when the belt is serviced, but if it's from the front crankshaft seal it won't be and that will have to be an additional job. It's best to do them at the same time if you have to because that should save you some money compared with doing them independently. There's not much chance of the oil leaking into the cylinders.
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