KKtrips Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I'm doing a couple of oil leaks on a Subaru - back of the head - from memory its a common place.. Just want to confirm that I'm looking at the right thing to replace.. Should I be looking at something else? Some pics from the internet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoKer Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 cam cover seals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (HIJACK) Slightly but not really related - work hack is a 2002 N/A EJ20 manual wagon but its gutless as all buggery down low which can be very embarrasing pulling away at the lights. If the aircon is on it almost stalls. Can you reset the ecu on these things? Anything else to try? Have plugged in a diagnostic tool but no errors came up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 cam cover seals? I guess thats what you call them. They cover the cam where I would expect the distributor would come out on the drivers side head if it had one. Haven't taken any notice of the passenger side one as its not leaking AFAIK but as I'm doing cambelt - I may as well do it while I'm in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testament Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Why is kk working on such a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Why is kk working on such a thing?To make money to pay for my tickets to Bathurst.. @ $30 an hour for a cambelt, service and oil leaks on a Subaru should JUST about pay for my entry.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raizer Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (HIJACK) Slightly but not really related - work hack is a 2002 N/A EJ20 manual wagon but its gutless as all buggery down low which can be very embarrasing pulling away at the lights. If the aircon is on it almost stalls. Can you reset the ecu on these things? Anything else to try? Have plugged in a diagnostic tool but no errors came up. http://www.scoobypedia.co.uk/index.php/ ... e/ECUReset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hey boe, is it a EJ16/18/22? As those were the only motors to have a cover plate for a distributor. The rest all ran coil on plug exclusively or wasted spark so no dizzy. Most likely place for a leak is the cam covers or the little half moons at the back of each cam if its a twin cam. If you do need to buy new cam cover rubber gaskets - get em from Subaru - the aftermarket ones dont fit right and just leak straight away. On the EJ207 and EJ208 - i have heard of people experiencing oil leaks from the head gasket as the pressure feed to the head goes through a o-ringed pipe at the rear bottom of the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 So found out tonight the car is actually a single cam motor - so I have replaced the cam and crank seals along with those o-rings I put in my first post - the drivers side one is a piece of cake - the passenger side one is slightly more involved as the piece I needed to remove was a fair bit bigger - still replacing the seals only took 45 minutes more once I had the cambelt off. Also the rocker cover gaskets were replaced about a year ago.. Need to go swap the DOHC cambelt for a SOHC tomorrow and reassemble it tomorrow night.. Doh BTW Ben - its an EJ20 SOHC - I wasn't saying it had a dizzy - was just saying its where I would expect a dizzy to go IF it had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keltik Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Ah yup, confusion stemmed from the top photo being of the dizzy port on a EJ16/18/22. EJ20 has a different head and is generally less leaky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hmm weird - that photo is exactly what I encountered on the EJ20 SOHC motor.. that cap with the 2 ears and bolt holes in the second photo fits into the hole.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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