Re: oil leak behind the accessory belt & pulleys
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AU111 Fairmont Ghia VCT 6.
Hi all having put up with a leak for nearly 2 years with fear it might be the front seal. finally got the hands dirty and stripped down the front of the engine today.
The resulting leak was the timing chain tensioner bolt on the side of the head.
Just loose enough to be leaking and very hard to confirm without stripping it down and why so many brackets to cover this bolt.
To fix the problem backed out the nut about 3/4's of the way and applied permatex gasket sealer. let it set a little and then progressively tightened it up.
Also applied some to the idler bolt on the top for a VCT engine.
Anyway after road test so far so good.
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