Extending the life of our porsche 944 turbo by fixing some annoying oil leaks 1985 | 944 | engine | forest hills, ny | 120000 miles i recently noticed a slight oil leak from the front of the camshaft housing (in back of the timing pulley and distributor) It's a very slight leak and i only noticed it because my son bought me a powerful led work light for christmas Would it be safe/smart to tighten the camshaft housing bolts or at least check that they are correctly. Yep that’s the cam tower, it has a total of 5 seals including the gasket between it and the head The one that really leaks a lot is a tiny donut seal behind the cam pulley, that will spill oil on the front of the header and down the front of the engine.
One of the many oil seals that will need attention at some point during the life of your porsche 944 or 951 will be the oil seals between the camshaft cover and the distributor housing This is usually one of the areas that people tend to when they are replacing the belts or water pump These seals will leak eventually In addition, it is a lot of work to get to them, so it really is a good. 1987 944 turbo camshaft housing oil leak asked on fri 03/21/2003 engine vehicle information Do you smell burnt oil after a drive
The design of the 8 valve porsche 944 engine differs from most engines when it comes to the valve cover Unlike traditional designs where there is a separate valve cover that just covers the valve train and can be removed to service the valve train and camshaft (s) the valve cover on the 8 valve 944 motors actually houses the camshaft and lifters Removal is not difficult but does involve. Oil leaks are often caused by the valve cover seals, front engine seals and engine oil pan gaskets in these models In addition, common air cooled 911 oil leak issues include the engine thermostat o ring, lower valve gasket covers, oil return tube seals and crankshaft oil seals. That's just your porsche's continuous engine oil refreshment and indicator (ceori for short)
It's commonly mistaken for a leak, which is of course impossible because of the superior german engineering Rather, the system continuously expels small amounts of specialized indicator fluid, assuring the operator that the engine indeed has oil inside without requiring the use of messy dipsticks. I'm new to 944 ownership and generally i'd say my cars a good one But i have quite a leak from the front of the engine It's coming from somewhere from the oil filter housing or crank main seal just can't see I don't want to have to remove the cam housings unless i have to as the belts were done before bought it.
Hi all further investigation of my mystery oil leak shows that it seems to be coming from the back of the rocker cover (just in front of the firewall) and dripping down the block rather than coming from the crankcase seal Good news, as it's easier to work on the top of the engine and i. Could be cam tower gasket, but i can't see any oil in the photo If you have a lot of oil and its unclear where its starting, you can get uv oil dye that you out in your engine, and then use a black light to show where the dye is leaking out of. Learn the five most frequent porsche 944 problems—timing belts, oil leaks, electrics, cooling, and clutch—and discover practical fixes to keep yours running strong. Rear cam housing gasket replacement the rear cam housing gasket is not very difficult or time consuming to replace
However, the bolts that hold the rear cover in place can be a bit difficult to get to I'm not sure why but, porsche used a cork gasket on the rear cam housing cover. The porsche 944 is notorious for leak on the cam tower cover One quick and easy fix is the rear cam cover seal. New to me ‘87 na, i’ve done all seals in front with water pump, belts and pulleys Thought the lower balance housing was leaking, just.
