Oil seal problem??

[jokethis89]

I'm repeatedly having problems with the camshaft and timing cover (front main) oil seals. I got the car with 83,000mi on it, and one of the exhaust cam seals blew out before 100K (I replaced both.) About 10k mi later (after the 5mt swap I think) the timing cover seal blew out (2-3 quarts of oil on the ground in like 30 sec.) When i got home today (114k) it was dumping oil all over my driveway again... Havn't looked to see which one it is but I sure am tired of changing them.

A local subaru tech (2 actually) told me that they were suppose to go in dry like every other seal I've ever replaced, is this a common problem or is there a chance I'm installing them incorrectly??

You guys are awesome thanks for helping!


...on a side note there is oil on the outsides of both front wheels, completely covering the bottom and back of my car, and charred all over the custom dual exhaust I just finished!!!!!

[liamrh]

Sounds like you have a crankcase pressure problem. PCV?

[Manarius]

In addition to the PCV problem mentioned above, I bet your valve cover gaskets are worn out as well.

[jokethis89]

Yea thats true huh, I bought a new pcv valve awhile back but never put it in.. I guess nows the time. Valve Cover gaskets are proving difficult to find anywhere you guys recommend?

Thanks again!!

[Manarius]

Originally Posted by jokethis89

Yea thats true huh, I bought a new pcv valve awhile back but never put it in.. I guess nows the time. Valve Cover gaskets are proving difficult to find anywhere you guys recommend?

Thanks again!!

Get them straight from Subaru and get the grommets from Napa.

[dennyo]

Originally Posted by Manarius

Get them straight from Subaru and get the grommets from Napa.

are these the grommets for the bolts? are they comparable to oem? thanks dennis

[Manarius]

Originally Posted by dennyo

are these the grommets for the bolts? are they comparable to oem? thanks dennis

Yes. They're exactly the same and about 60% of the price of the Subaru ones.