98sspullin'em

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how many people have a oil leak after a cam install?? me and like 4 other guys have done cams and all of us have oil leaks.. we didnt put any blue rtv on there.. would that leak have an effect on my oil press? because with my new motor and 5.3's at idle, i have about 20 psi while its warm?? could i just put a little on the outside of the pan where it meets the block so i dont have to take off the whole pan?? i dont care how it looks, just as long as it dont leak!! thanks

more carbon

putting a cam in tommorow,where is your leak??? front cover bottom? ,if it is you can drop your pan easy and put some rtv in the front .

blkbeaZ28

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Dwayne I finished mine yesterday and so far so good.

Gilbert

Ferocity02

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No RTV huh... Well common sense would say thats your problem. RTV between the bottom of the timing cover and the oil pan is a must, especially in the corners where there really isnt any gasket and a small area for oil to seap through.

Putting it around the edge may work, but make sure its clean of all oil. Use some alcohol or paint thinner to remove all of the oil and use the reddish/orange RTV.

pdd

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66ImpalaLT1

I used orange rtv at only the corners, no leaks after 2 years.

Hugger

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Did you install a new front seal? Mine leaked a little after the first cam install then I put a new front seal in for the second cam install and haven't noticed any leaking since. It will also help to leave the timing cover loose when putting the pulley on so that the seal lines up better. And of course some new RTV across the bottom. Just my .02, hope it helps
-Josh

eallanboggs

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The GM manual has a long DETAILED procedure on oil pan alignment. One good thing to do is to is to leave the timing cover bolts slightly loose and then install the crank pulley. The pulley hub will "CENTER" the cover on the oil seal. The front face of the oil pan has to be flush with the back face of the timing cover. The timing cover has to have the same amount of space between the bottom edge on the passenger side AND the drivers side before the bolts are tightened down. The manual has an exact order these things are to be done in if you want to do it exactly "BY THE BOOK".

Country Boy

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Also, do NOT put oil on the crank pulley snout. It has to go in dry! The heat from the dry seal "melts" a PTFE layer on both surfaces and makes the seal. Same for the rear seal.

SideStep

That is good info!!!!

c5blkvette

just a heads up... not all "blue" RTV is created equal. I would use Loctite 587 over nearly every other "blue" RTV out there. The 587 has good bonding strength to metal, oxime cure (ie. no acetic acid is released that can cause corrosion) and is O2 sensor friendly.

Jamie.
Your friendly neighbourhood Loctite Engineer...LOL

StreetStalkerZ

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Your oil leak is most likely coming from your timing cover seal that goes around the crank snout. Also recheck your oil pan bolts,if you loosened them during the install.

Tally TransAm

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if you tightened the timing cover bolts before putting on the crank pulley it may be leaking from the front seal

DEEZ98Z

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Well did you replace the timing chain? If so your oil pressure drop is from the O ring in the oil pump. My car leaks... but has 40psi at idle. I am going to have to try and reseal it with the pulley on now