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Jul 5, 2011 | 10:00 AM

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From: Tazewell Virginia

leaking front seal

I have a 93 lt-1 6spd that I had installed a hot cam kit over the winter along with long tubes and injectors. The computer was tuned by pcm for less.
Car runs great and now for the bad. I was at vir recently and blew out the front crank seal and ended my weekend on the trailer. I took the car back to the cam installer and he replaced the bad seal. The car Milleage is 71,000.
I drove the car two hundred to three hundred miles since and now after running the car a small leak apears after the car is turned off not while running. Any ideas of other problems beside a bad seal install, again?
Thanks in advance!

Jul 5, 2011 | 10:48 AM

STL94LT1

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There are three timing cover seals, could be one or all three leaking. Also, the balancer's hub could have a groove worn in and causing a leak.

Jul 5, 2011 | 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by STL94LT1

There are three timing cover seals, could be one or all three leaking. Also, the balancer's hub could have a groove worn in and causing a leak.

I'd bet the balancer is grooved or the water pump drive shaft seal is leaking.

Jul 5, 2011 | 11:08 AM

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From: moraga ca

Do it yourself or find a new mechanic.

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