CX22TRS: oil leak news!

[jvgavila]

Hello my friends!

Well, my never ending story about the large oil leak in my CX22TRS is here again :wink2:

In order to be 100% sure that head gasket was the culprit, I did again a test, cleaning oil in the suspect zone and running the car to work. Back at home I was happy to see that oil seems to come from a location higher than head gasket

In the picture, you can see distributor and HP pump belt pulley, located at the upper right side of engine block. Oil seems to come from the gasket between the engine head and the metal casing which supports distributor and pulley (hope you understand my poor explanation!)

But, of course, it only leaks from lower part, hidden by pulley and belt and going directly to gasket head zone, which is what puzzled me

Now comes the question... is it easy to fix this?. I would need to remove HP belt pulley, distributor and metal casing. BTW, which is the correct way to remove pulley bolt, without risking to damage the cambelt ?

Thanks for your help!

JOSE

 

[smiffy1071]

But the cam belt is on the other end of the engine!!!!! john s

 

[Alan S]

It's hard to see in the picture but I'd be inclined to think either rocker cover gasket or possibly an "O" ring where the distributor goes in.
Neither one should be too major a job.

Alan S

 

[Haakon]

But the cam belt is on the other end of the engine!!!!! john s

But the question is a good one, as the bolt he is talking about is on the end of the cam - undoing it will put stress on the cam belt in the opposite direction to its usual running.

 

[DoubleChevron]

Looks like a standard camshaft seal at the base of the distributor to me (you can see the round'ish housing). If this is where it's leaking from simply drop the dizzie off and whack a new seal in there (very simple quick job).

In the photo I can't see the oil leak Can anyone else

Isn't the camseal behind the dizzie the one that leaks on Fuegos too ?

seeya,
Shane L.

 

[Haakon]

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Isn't the camseal behind the dizzie the one that leaks on Fuegos too ?

seeya,
Shane L.

on pwr steer Fuegos that have a pulley here, they are prone to leaking. Where its just a dizzy, its the internal dizzy seal that goes.

 

[jvgavila]

Sorry for confusing explanation... the leak is NOT visible in the picture; it is hidden on the opposite side (lower side) of the housing. In order to see it, you need a mirror pointing upwards! (this is the reason I did not notice at first glance and thought it was head gasket leak)

Anyway, how could I get the pulley bolt out without disturbing the (yes, located at opposite side) cambelt ?

Best regards,

JOSE

 

[Haakon]

Sorry for confusing explanation... the leak is NOT visible in the picture; it is hidden on the opposite side (lower side) of the housing. In order to see it, you need a mirror pointing upwards! (this is the reason I did not notice at first glance and thought it was head gasket leak)

Anyway, how could I get the pulley bolt out without disturbing the (yes, located at opposite side) cambelt ?

Best regards,

JOSE

you should be right just undoing it. you do run the risk (if the bolt is very tight) of breaking the cambelt or it skipping a tooth or two, but it should just turn the crank before it does either (make sure its in neutral...). If it breaks the belt, it was on its way out anyway.

 

[smiffy1071]

AHHH, I think I better understand your question now! I have not had the cam cover off of mine yet, but if you remove it, you may find on the cam itself, some machined flat spots, where you could put a spanner to hold the cam in place while you undo the pulley bolt. Every OHC engine I've worked on so far has had this, example- Citroen ZX/BX/C15D, vauxhall/holden/opel astra, ford escort, ford cortina, etc. john s

 

[Haakon]

AHHH, I think I better understand your question now! I have not had the cam cover off of mine yet, but if you remove it, you may find on the cam itself, some machined flat spots, where you could put a spanner to hold the cam in place while you undo the pulley bolt. Every OHC engine I've worked on so far has had this, example- Citroen ZX/BX/C15D, vauxhall/holden/opel astra, ford escort, ford cortina, etc. john s

dead on - i forgot about that one. I dont think there is a nice hex section, but I am pretty sure there are some casting lugs between cam lobes which will do the job.