Leaky camshaft seal

[poissonverte]

I believe the location where the camshaft runs into the area where the timing belt is is leaking (the seals). Im pretty sure it is. Has this been an issue with anyone else?

 

[mlatten]

140k? It's a gasket! They all leak sooner or later. Best of luck. Matt

 

[BlackandBlue]

I think I have a set of camshaft seals around here if you are every over in Des Moines. They are most likely your issue.
Eric

 

[wood_e]

Yep, cam seals leak and they're cheap to replace (if you do it yourself).

 

[poissonverte]

Yeah, well the car is now 181k..

I assume its a remove valve cover, remove camshaft, remove timing belt cover, remove timing belt etc? Definately wouldnt hvae time for that at this time. Thanks for the replies though!

 

[sdpatt]

It is usually the rear bank exhaust camshaft seal that is the hardest to access and replace that leaks the most. All three should be swapped if going as far as to access any of them. The camshaft seals were originally Fel-Pro parts, but can be found many places. Examples shown below.

Camshaft seal set (3), Fel-Pro TCS45870, O'Reilly $15.89, RockAuto.com $14.63

Camshaft seal (1), National 1213N (3 req.), O'Reilly $4.99, RockAuto.com $3.97

 

[BlackandBlue]

Yeah, they are not "easy" to get to. Check out http://www.shophoenixproject.com/lower60k/lower60k2.htm for some ideas and pictures.
Eric

 

[ohfosho]

you dont have to remove the cams do you? following these dirrections above /\

 

[BlackandBlue]

Nope!

 

[sdpatt]

You don't remove the cams, but you do have to remove all the components for a timing belt change and then remove the camshaft sprockets, rear metal timing belt cover, CID sensor and CID sensor mounting ******.

 

[shojuan]

You can also get the Ford cam seals from Josh at www.shonutperformance.com for a little over $18 plus shipping. Compare the shipping with rockauto to see if you'll come out ahead or not.

I've heard that the Ford seals can be less problematic to install than the Felpro's so it might be worth the few extra dollars. Plus supporting a good SHO vendor.