[Healeys] Oil leak from rear of engine

[llennep at verizon.net]

Bob,Is this an oil leak you speak of or is it the factory-installed antirust option?  I have it installed on my BJ8.
:)Keith

-----Original Message-----
From: rfbegani at gmail.com
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Wed, Jan 5, 2022 9:28 am
Subject: [Healeys] Oil leak from rear of engine

<!--#yiv8487461118 _filtered {} _filtered {}#yiv8487461118 #yiv8487461118 p.yiv8487461118MsoNormal, #yiv8487461118 li.yiv8487461118MsoNormal, #yiv8487461118 div.yiv8487461118MsoNormal {margin:0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri", sans-serif;}#yiv8487461118 span.yiv8487461118EmailStyle17 {font-family:"Arial", sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}#yiv8487461118 .yiv8487461118MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt;} _filtered {}#yiv8487461118 div.yiv8487461118WordSection1 {}-->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:  When I rebuilt my AH3000 engine, I fitted an after market rear seal.  Unfortunately after I buttoned everything up and started the engine I discovered a troublesome oil leak.  So out came the gearbox, the clutch flywheel and the engine back plate.  Upon careful examination of the rear seal, I can find absolutely no leak.  However, there is oil weeping from the bearing cap that holds the cam in place.  Is this normal?  Can the bearing  be replaced with the engine in the car?   Thanks,  Larry Swift    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.    Looking for answers to my continued oil leak problems.  Regards,  Bob Begani_______________________________________________
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