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Anonymous Posted on Nov 12, 2011

How do i repair oil leak

Coming from behind main pulley on bottom. does front timing cover have to come off?

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    Do have the tools to remove the front crankshaft oil seal?

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Yes, you will need to remove that plat as well as the harmonic balancer. if you do not have a harmonic balancer pulley puller your local parts house should have one. you will also need a new timing belt as the old one will have been stretched if not recently, within the past few days, been installed.

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