YOUR RESEARCHAny ideas on this leak (with pics)
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Had work done on left side cam actuator replacement. Smelt some burning. Looked under the car and saw a drip. Looks like an oil leak. Maybe the seal is not done correctly? I'll be taking it back to the dealer that did the work when I can get the time. Any ideas or opinions appreciated so I know what I'm looking at. I assume this had to be opened when work was done. Thanks in advance.
or AOS leak. It's the exact path oil would drop if you had a AOS leak...
Is that pure oil? 1 pic looks like there's coolant leak also...no? A little hard to tell. AOS has coolant pass through and that could be leaking along with oil
Yes, it is pure oil from what I can tell. Is it possible that this was due to a seal not correctly installed when cam actuator was replaced? The work was done at a Porsche dealer so I will be contacting them tomorrow to have them check it out again. Just wanted to get an idea of any other possibilities.
Turned out is was a loose bolt that the dealer had to replace. No leak. Although I do smell a bit of oil burning which I have been told is normal.
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