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My belt has rubbed a hole in my timing belt cover causing an oil leak. If I replace it, it will just rub another hole in it. Opinions on how to resolve this issue are greatly appreciated!
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You can replace just the top portion of the cover which has the wear on it fairly easily. It may distort and wear again over time but
if you get it put back on correctly (with a new seal in the groove) it should last a very very long time.
Just make sure you water pump pulley is not warped. Sometimes the bolts become loose and/or the bolts come out and cause the tension
from the belt to warp the pulley (I've seen this happen more than once).
If you pulley is warped, you will need to get a new un-warped pulley also.
They are available from FourGreen.com and a member here will probably have a used on in good condition. (You will still need the new seal though) -
If you have an oil leak, it is not the timing cover, that is causing oil to leak. The timing cover is just that, a cover.
Oil is leaking from the Cam Seal, and that is where the oil is coming from. You should really replace both the cam seal and the crank seal also, while you are fixing the timing coverLast edited by drddan; 08-01-2014, 04:17 PM.Dan
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Alright thanks for the advice. Now the oil leak has went from mild to a major leak! I haven't went 1,000 miles since my last oil change and I am completely out of oil!Comment
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Usual sources of leaks: camshaft seal, front and rear crankshaft seals, valve cover gasket. The easiest ones are the valve cover gasket and the camshaft seal. Get a Haynes manual if you don't have one and take care of 'em.
For the upper timing belt cover, you can just trim it back where it rubs against the pulley. The only parts left of it on my cars are just enough for the two screws going into the valve cover, and the screw on the front side that also holds the dipstick tube. I cut away that whole area that could be in contact with the water pump pulley.
Here's what I mean. See the second pic in post #119: http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...-Thread/page12
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I had the same... must be a design issue...
But looking closer, the water pump pulley was out of alignment with the alt.
I made some spacers to move the pulley out away from the cover...
Now it clears the cover and is inline with the alt...Comment
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