Cam cover leak on bank 1?

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by thstone

I finally had my 996 cam covers resealed by my local indy. $1100. They did a perfect job but it was co$tly.

How bad was your leak? Did they also replace the tensioner pads and retime the cams when they were there?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by san rensho

How bad was your leak? Did they also replace the tensioner pads and retime the cams when they were there?

It started as a seep and progressed into a fairly constant drip. The problem was that the drip fell directly on the exhaust headers so I had smoke coming out the back! It looked like the car was getting ready to go up in flames. Didn't do anything other than reseal the covers.