Oil leak in Montero

1997 MITSUBISHI MONTERO
223,000 MILES • 6 CYL • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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JOSE BRANDI
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Oil leak from timing belt. What could be the possible problems. Mitsubishi Montero 97, 3.0 L.
Dec 29, 2010 at 4:37 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Either cam oil seal or crank oil seal
Dec 29, 2010 at 4:31 PM
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JOSE BRANDI
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Thanks!!. On the other hand, the oil pump seal could be the cause of leak or not (is rare?). If the response is afirmative, how may detect the leak in it?
Dec 30, 2010 at 5:46 AM
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DOCFIXIT
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Need to pull off front cover and look
Dec 30, 2010 at 2:04 PM
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