Front end oil leak..Again 98 Outback

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The valve covers leak at the back of engine check that or you have a
problem up front again.

"cocoon" wrote:

Quote:

My 98 Outback began leaking oil from the front end at around
86K
miles. I took it to my Sub dealer and had him replace the
timing belt,
cam seals, crank seal, oil pump seal, water pump and
thermostat. This
was in July 2004. Now I'm getting the same symptoms again,
heavy
burning smell after freeway driving, heavy oil coating the
skid plate
while the oil pan is completely clean. I drive this car very
little it
is now at 99K. Do I have this to look forward to every 10K
miles. Did
the dealer do something wrong? I thought maybe I should change
to a
heavier oil 10W30 instead of the 5W30 I've been using. I
change every
3K miles or 6 months. I added a bottle of stop leak stuff to
see if it
helps. The work ran close to $1000 so I don't look forward to
doing it
every couple years. Any advice?

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Front end oil leak..Again 98 Outback

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Re: Front end oil leak..Again 98 Outback - 11-17-2006 , 08:25 PM