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How much oil can a leaking cam plug/seal leak?

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Old 04-09-2005, 11:08 PM
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Like post says how much oil does a leaky cam seal let out. Mine is leaking and i'm about to replace it in a couple of days but i took a look at my oil which i changed a week ago and i've put about 150miles on my car since and it looks like about half of a quart is gone... let me know HT... thanks.
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I dont think it could take 1/2 a quart of oil in that amount of time. I had a leak and during oil changes it wouldnt loose that much oil. It was a very slow leak. Just made a mess everywhere
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The real question is, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck?
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It can leak a lot. I've had a leak from the cam seal and it was very fast.
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we had on leak bad enough to get the clutch wet and cause it to slip.
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let me get this straight but the leak wasn't noticeable enough to see it leaking when the car is on right? i'm guessing at higher speeds the leak is a lot worse.
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