[Healeys] Oil leak from rear of engine

[Michael Salter]

As far as I can remember the back of the cam bore is sealed by the engine
backplate and its associated gasket.
No "cap".

M

On Wed., Jan. 5, 2022, 12:36 p.m. Bob Spidell, <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:

> If you pull your gearbox, also check the seal on the gearbox input shaft.
> It goes to the same place engine oil does.
>
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> On 1/5/2022 6:28 AM, rfbegani at gmail.com wrote:
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> I know there have been discussions on oil leak from the rear of the
> engine.  However, in reading through the archives I found this inquiry:
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> When I rebuilt my AH3000 engine, I fitted an after market rear seal.
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> Unfortunately after I buttoned everything up and started the engine I
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> discovered a troublesome oil leak.  So out came the gearbox, the clutch
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> flywheel and the engine back plate.  Upon careful examination of the
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> rear seal, I can find absolutely no leak.  However, there is oil weeping
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> from the bearing cap that holds the cam in place.
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> Is this normal?  Can the bearing  be replaced with the engine in the car?
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> Thanks,
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> Larry Swift
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> There were no responses to the inquiry.  So can the cap that holds the cam
> in place be removed while the engine is in the car. Could the cap be sealed
> from the outside with todays technology of sealants? Also, according to the
> external engine diagrams in the moss catalog it does not show the back of
> the engine or the cap.
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> Looking for answers to my continued oil leak problems.
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> Regards,
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> Bob Begani
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