Would this be causing my oil leak?

I have a lot of oil leaking, It is going over the alternator and dissy cap. Would this crack in the casing cause this to happen?

I bloody hope not

That case is for protecting your cams

Im not very mechanical, Just the first thing I have seen and wondered if it was that. Its going for it mot in march so will get it sorted then.

Just hoped it was something simple I could try and do.

Would the cam cover being broken cause any other problems?

Would the cam cover being broken cause any other problems?

No, not with the crack you've got

As has been mentioned, that screw only holds the spark plug cover in place, there's no oil flow behind that cover, just the cam gears.

Is there any sign of oil leaking from the front main seal down by the crank pulley? Is there any sign of oil being sprayed on the other side of the engine?

Could also be a leak from the cam cover near the distributor but the patern of the leak doesn't make this too likely.

Yeah cam cover gaskets, they do get rather brittle over time.. Fairly easy to replace as well (ISTR they are about £15 each)

As has been mentioned, that screw only holds the spark plug cover in place, there's no oil flow behind that cover, just the cam gears.

 

Is there any sign of oil leaking from the front main seal down by the crank pulley? Is there any sign of oil being sprayed on the other side of the engine?

 

Could also be a leak from the came cover near the distributor but the patern of the leak doesn't make this too likely.

There isn't any around the front, But the right hand side towards the back of the engine is covered in oil and also a red fluid. the left hand side is only around the alternator and dissy cap area:

You should take the inlet manifold off and get the spark plug covers off and have a good look around. My money is on cam cover seals. Not too bad a job to change

I could only think of the atv fluid that was red. would that be what it is around the left hand side? pic 2,3 and 6. also would changing those cam gaskets sort that out as well as the oil?

Is there a guide to changing the cam cover seals?

Standard coolant is red too. Doubt it could be that.

I think there's a blanked off oil feed down there somewhere. I remember another member having very similar problems recently.

After seeing those pics cam cover gaskets looks highly likely. The spark cover is easy to take off, and should reveal if the gaskets are seeping. hey are a little more tricky to chnage on the NA due to the inlet manifold, but it's a cheap job to replace.

As you've mentioned red fluid there may ALSO be a leak from one of the pressured PAS hoses, there are two right down by the alternator where they join the rack. Try and clean off the gunk from those where they have the union bolts that connects to the rack, take it for a drive and see if anything fresh appears.

Thanks for the replys guy's, Will get a set on order and do it. Is steve manley the best person to get these from?

Steve would likely be cheapest, but they're only a few quid anyway (at least on the TT, guess the NA should be the same..). Might as well just get them from your local Toyota.

However, you also need to replace the washers and I think the bolts too that hold the cam cover down, at least the washers are not reusable. Careful when tightening them down, they only have a very light torque level, not too much more than hand tight. Over tighening has cracked a few covers before now!