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B230 Chasing oil leaks - What am I missing? 200 1991

posted by  someone claiming to be Volvostud on  Tue Jan 8 02:33 CST 2008 [RELATED]

When I started the car on Saturday morning I noticed the belts were making a little noise. I assumed it was the wet air and went on my way. Same noise 12 hours later when I began my return home. I popped the hood and found oil everywhere. Most notably on top of the cam cover, splattered around the oil fill cap; At the corner of the cam cover seal; perhaps from the cam gear seal. Oil was everywhere so it was hard to say where the problem was. I toped it off and tightened the corner bolt of the cam cover and pushed the dipstick back down.

I replaced the cam seal, cleaned the entire PCV system (including boring out a solid nipple from the FT to the TB). I then washed the engine bay.

I just got to work today to find still some fresh oil. Mostly near the fill cap and perhaps leaking from the cam seal, but not from the cam cover. Less oil than before, but still concerning. There could be some oil leaking from the head gasket, at the pass side front corner.

I just ordered from FCP:
cam cover gasket
cam seal
accesory bushings (alternator alignment issues)
alternator belt set
Timing belt (not oil damaged, just ready for a change)
AC and PS belts
Oil cap seal

Did I miss anything? What if there is a leak from the head gasket? Will any of the pour in the engine seal refreshers really work? Which works best?

Thanks

Matt





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