Oil Leak?

[Predzy743]

I just bought another e30. runs great. 170,000 and its going good. i bought it knowing it had a leak. but I wasnt sure on what to think of it. Its leaking from where id say the front of the motor, where the distributer is? Is that possible? Also Ill look into it more tomorrow to find its exact leak point, but I wanted to see if there should be anything to check for, or if the distributers can leak

Thanks!

[Eta power]

The cam seal (basically behind the distributor) is known to leak. Not a catastrophic problem.

[lennon]

yeah, probably the cam seal if it's in that area. possibly valve cover/rocker shaft plug too

[Predzy743]

How hard is that to replace? What does it intail? Thanks!

[87-325ic]

cam seal requires timing belt removal, rocker end shaft plugs require only valve cover removal.