Oil leaking from pulley side

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Oil leaking from pulley side

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I've had an oil leak for ages (years) but now need to fix it.
I'm not entirely sure where it is though but the alternator gets caked and exhaust too, I think i've seen oil near / below the cam gears last time I had the covers off.
So with that in mind i've bought a cambelt kit (232 teeth) with tensioners and cam seals, and half moons and a waterpump for good measure - it's been about 5 years since I last did the cambelt on this FTO.

I'm hoping to do this over the holiday period, I'll grab some RTV before I start too, thinking of removing the cams and doing those cap seals, and half moons, and rtv on the cam carrier of course.
So question is have I got everything covered there to sort it and can this be done in a day? (need the car back on the road the following day)
Anything else it could be that i've overlooked?

I don't lose enough oil to require frequent top up, but it's enough to mess the drive and cause a burning smell from the dripping on the exhaust.

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Re: Oil leaking from pulley side

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Yeah cam seals (what it sounds like) can be done in a day, they’re a pain in the ass to get out though, don’t scratch the housing for them.
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Re: Oil leaking from pulley side

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And if you remove the cams be aware that some of the plastic collects on the tappets might be needing to be replaced as they always break off
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Re: Oil leaking from pulley side

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Thanks Sahin, i'll see if I can pick up a couple of tappet screws beforehand if I can source them in time.
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I don't even attempt to pull the rear cam seals out. Often time they're crispy and stubborn. So I just pull the end cam cap off and slide it out.

I have a full set of brand new tappet collets and shims if you need them.
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Thanks Rob, that would be a full set that you don't want to split up I presume?
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Seems they are like rocking horse sh*t, none in the country.
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They aren't that expensive, PM me.
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Re: Oil leaking from pulley side

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Hey guys does anyone happen to know how long the cam carrier outer bolts are messed up the order and now realised there are 3 different lengths 2 xm8x1.25x80mm 2 m8x1.25x70mm and 6x m8x1.25x65mm. I know the 80mm are for the high caps but stuck with the rest. If anyone can help it's much appreciated thanks in advanced.
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