PINTO CAR CLUB of AMERICA
Shiny is Good! => Your Project => Topic started by: John Turner on May 28, 2012, 03:18:39 PM
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72 Pinto Wagon, 2000 cc engine with 58000 miles. When I began to restore this car the underside of the hood had a significant coating of "gunk" (grease like black crap, been there a long time.) I removed hood, used a putty knife to scrape this grease like accumulation off. Sanded hood underside to metal after major cleaning. New coat of primer. Noticed a new spatter of oil on the fresh primer.
My guess is it is coming off the cam timing pulley. Sort of "cast off" the edge of the pulley. I am guessing it is the front camshaft seal. Two questions; 1) Is it a big deal to change out this seal? 2) Looks like to me that it leaked for years with little effect. Do I really need to change it? jt
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Keep an eye on your oil level and you might be fine. You could lose half a quart per oil change or 2 quarts a week, no way of knowing unless you check it frequently for a bit. From what I've sean when I had my valve cover off, it doesn't seem like the camshaft seal would be hard to change.
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The advantage to changing the seal would be that you get a look at the timing belt and tensioner. If its still got the original parts in it, wouldn't be a bad idea to change them out to prevent any breakdowns. It would even be a good time to change the crank seal.