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cam seal problem 700

posted by  nh on  Mon Aug 1 09:32 CST 2005
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If money is an issue, an option might be to replace JUST the camshaft seal and timing belt. That would fix the leak and give you a belt that should last for a while. It's not the most economical way to do it long-term, but it should cost much less -- the belt replacement is simple, and the cam seal is the easiest and quickest one to get to.

I don't know of a way to slow the leak -- even if there is a way you'd probably have to get to the seal anyway, so it might as well be replaced.

By the way, if you want to develop your own repair skills, replacing the timing belt isn't a bad place to start; there's a detailed FAQ here that shows how.


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