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  1. Rise1210
    Logray..... Today i put the car on the ramp washed down the excess oil and checked for leaks. None present at idle and again none present after reving engine to red line and even after holding revs at over 5 grand for longish periods of time. Took car for a short road test 'driving it like i stole it' and back to the workshop to find excessive oil leaking from top of camcover and running down onto exhaust.... After washing down again and monitoring it more precisely ive worked out that no oil leaks at all unless the revs reach at least 5500 and only while driving. Almost certainly leaking from the camcover gasket seems to possibly spray out onto the injector at quite a rate but only if you drive it hard. Washed it down again and drove it home about 15miles not driving over 5000 revs no leaks at all when i arrived totally dry?????? So gonna replace gasket sealant just wondered if this was normal to leak in this way. oil pressure is very good no other faults . Also what sort of a job is this thanks Lee
  2. Rise1210
    Hi and thanks for your reply. I have just read in the service history for the car that 1-3 vario cam solenoid & associated gaskets including plug tube seals were replaced last year also bank 1-3 cam chain tensioner seal & intermediate shaft seal were also replaced at the same time. As the oil leak is on the L/H (N/S) i guess this was an attempt to rectify the problem before. So if this has already been done I'm thinking AOS? will be a suspect. Ive looked at the detailed 'common fixes' and downloaded the PDF . I don't think ill have any troubles replacing it, any idea if its likely to be the unit itself or the pipes to it as i dont want to take the car apart unless i have the right bits to repair. Also how much is this thing??
  3. Rise1210
    By the sound of it an oil leak on a 996 is not uncommon.Massive understatement??? I Have just bought one knowing it had a leak now i need to work out where from. It drips off the n/s camcover on the lower corner closest to the bumper straight onto the exhaust. I have read about spark plug tube seals, camcover sealant/gaskets etc but think mine is slightly different as the oil is sitting in puddles on top of the cylinder head????? I bought the car yesterday so haven't had the opportunity to wash it off and take a look so just trying to get an idea of what to look for. I'm a technician myself but work for Volvo so not familiar with Porsche but have a good understanding of engines etc. Are there any oil pipes breather boxes or anything above the engine? Or is it just possible to have oil up top even though gravity usually take oil down from say spark plug seals or cam cover gaskets? Any ideas greatly appreciated thanks Lee
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