EJ22 Oil Leak from Left Rear Cam Cap

[pearlm30]

 95 EJ22 with a lot of oil stain. The one in question is leaking from the left rear camshaft end cap(black in color). How do I replace this end cap to stop the oil leak???

Thanks in advance!

[Olnick]

Point of clarification--when you say "left rear" do you mean the driver's side?

[GeneralDisorder]

Since a 95 wouldn't have a black cap on the passenger side..... Yeah.

 

Anyway you pry it out and replace it. It's just like any other oil seal. They are about $6.

 

GD

[idosubaru]

clean them really well and use your finger to generously press quality sealant around the perimeter and you're done forever.

[rocketman]

That's what I did.

[el_freddo]

clean them really well and use your finger to generously press quality sealant around the perimeter and you're done forever.

 

This is what I did a few years ago and have not had an issue since.  

 

Not the prettiest fix but it works a treat

 

Cheers

 

Bennie

[idosubaru]

Not the prettiest fix but it works a treat

 

Cheers

 

Bennie

lol aaahhhhhaaa ha! Right! I remember feeling like I didn't like it while I'm doing it...I had to tell myself - seriously this is so dumb to even think about on this car - how many of these have you stared at after the fact your entire life!?

[Fairtax4me]

I didn't like smearing RTV on the seam between the head and the block on a tractor to stop a major oil leak coming from the head gasket... But it worked... And saved me, at least for the time being, from having to yank the cylinder head off a 35 year old Diesel engine to put a head gasket on it... 0.o

 

So yeah. If it looks too difficult to replace, clean the pudge out of it and goop some RTV on there. Ultra grey works awesome. So does permatexs' new ATF pan sealant.