Subject	Sure - they just eliminated the electrical part (in rear
Posted by	jzack on December 15, 2012 at 6:56 AM
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In Reply To	So could there still be a major leak there posted by syphon0202 on December 14, 2012 at 11:36 PM
Message	of engine), the car's ECU programming and the most expensive part - the specially made CAM sprockets that had complicated internal machining to allow it to be variable. Main issue was cost cutting as I understand it.... This issue could be as simple as someone did a CAM seal replace and was careless in fastening down those bolts when re-installing the CAM gear. Over time, due to spinning, things came loose... PS -- There's a pretty good chance the timing belt will need to be replaced, if not at least completely cleaned. Since you've got everything apart - really not that big of a deal to do workwise. Main concern is how oil soaked the belt got...
Follow Ups	Oil leak troubleshooting - syphon0202 16:22:34 12/14/12 Those CAMs are part of a variable intake timing system - jzack 18:11:23 12/14/12 FYI - May want to replace those springs too since - jzack 18:12:37 12/14/12 There were no springs behind my covers - syphon0202 19:22:47 12/14/12 let's put it this way, there's supposed to be a build-up of - Zvil (FL) 20:18:48 12/14/12 I didn't think the '96 engine had the VTC system? - - jzack 23:17:09 12/14/12 So could there still be a major leak there - syphon0202 23:36:37 12/14/12 Sure - they just eliminated the electrical part (in rear - jzack 06:56:24 12/15/12 Re: Oil leak troubleshooting - thomasfortney 23:06:47 12/17/12
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