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Originally Posted by GrahamBrown1
Most common is the cam cover and I’ve seen cam shaft seals leak also. I have also heard of the blocks becoming porous or cracking tho this is normally evident from leakage between the engine and transmission. Around the crank behind the flywheel seems to be the common area tho it is rare but not unheard of.
A new cam cover and gasket was needed for the VEA engine we had but we decided to get rid instead. Not sure if the cam cover was needed because it was an early one or you can just replace the gasket now on later engines.
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Thanks for your answer. The timing belt will be replaced along with the water pump on January 12th. In case the camshaft seals are bad, I want to replace them.
I think it would be wise to perform a compression test to verify.
The car runs great, starting both cold and hot is perfect. I imagine that if the engine had porosity or any cracks, it would throw this oil into operation. Right now the oil is only released when the engine stops.
With the engine started, even after a long trip, no oil drips at all.