20v BT oil leaks

bigbacon
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20v BT oil leaks

Postby bigbacon » Mon Jun 20, 2016 5:57 am

I know there is a picture of the 16v oil leak locations but does the BT/ST have any areas that might differ from the 16v?

I think I'm leaking from the exhaust cam but not 100% sure yet. All the normal areas do not seem to be leaking anything but I'm loosing oil every time I drive and I'm not burning it. If the oil level is at F and drive around maybe 180-200 miles it will be half way between F and E when I'm done. Nothing is getting to the ground as the car sits in the garage so I suspect it only does it under pressure.

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Re: 20v BT oil leaks

Postby bigbacon » Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:36 am

bunch of photos of what I'm talking about. Oil ultimately ends up dripping on the connection point between the middle and lower timing covers but it looks like it also runs along the seam of those two covers to get there. Odd thing is when I look down in there, wet around the cams but completely dry in the area below where the upper and middle covers meet. No oil coming out the bottom of the timing gear area either.

http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss/oil/DSCN0194.jpg (not my photo but taken to show what is wet and what is not)
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_001.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_003.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_004.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_005.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_014.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_016.jpg
http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_017.jpg

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Re: 20v BT oil leaks

Postby MisterJerk » Mon Jun 20, 2016 6:46 am

Could be Cam seals or the Valve cover gasket seal(rtv is supposed to go in the corners per FSM)

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Re: 20v BT oil leaks

Postby bigbacon » Mon Jun 20, 2016 7:08 am

oddly I'm getting a code now...god this is never ending. Idling the car in the garage for 5-10 minutes it does look like the exhaust cam seal is leaking but it never got to the point of dripping about. I couldn't clean it all up before but is area in this photo is wet all. What could cause that? I the cam seal leaking I wouldn't think would run oil down the covers like you see there.

http://starshipvonbraun.com/von/ss//oil ... 20_001.jpg