Oil leak 2008 Kia Rondo 2.7 Liter engine

Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work) approximately 1 year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from the bottom of the timing cover. Could it be anything other than a crankshaft main seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50 years ago when they had front and rear main seals. Hope it's minor.
Car has approximately 90k miles and runs like a top.
All advice appreciated.

Ivan Vegvary

On 1/30/2015 4:59 PM, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work) approximately 1 year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from the bottom of the timing cover. Could it be anything other than a crankshaft main seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50 years ago when they had front and rear main seals. Hope it's minor.
> Car has approximately 90k miles and runs like a top.
> All advice appreciated.
>
> Ivan Vegvary
>

I don't know but I looked at:

http://www.kiapartsoverstock.com/sho...ey_model=16034

it seems complex, with a lot of gaskets compared to a 283V8!

http://www.carid.com/1960-chevy-impa...-12362286.html

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On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 2:59:32 PM UTC-8, Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work) approximately 1 year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from the bottom of the timing cover.. Could it be anything other than a crankshaft main seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50 years ago when they had front and rear main seals. Hope it's minor.
> Car has approximately 90k miles and runs like a top.
> All advice appreciated.
>
> Ivan Vegvary

Thank you Andrew,
Yes, there are a lot of parts and gaskets, but, the timing cover really should not have any oil in it to begin with. We have put on at least 10k leakless miles since the timing chain replacement, making me think that I did the job correctly. The leak is recent.
Thank you again
Ivan Vegvary

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work) approximately 1
> year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from the bottom of the
> timing cover. Could it be anything other than a crankshaft main
> seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50 years ago when they had
> front and rear main seals. Hope it's minor. Car has approximately
> 90k miles and runs like a top. All advice appreciated.
>
> Ivan Vegvary

Crank seal, cam seals, valve covers. Pop the top covers off and it
should be obvious.



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Steve W.

On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:06:44 PM UTC-8, Steve W. wrote:
> Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> > Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work) approximately 1
> > year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from the bottom of the
> > timing cover. Could it be anything other than a crankshaft main
> > seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50 years ago when they had
> > front and rear main seals. Hope it's minor. Car has approximately
> > 90k miles and runs like a top. All advice appreciated.
> >
> > Ivan Vegvary
>
> Crank seal, cam seals, valve covers. Pop the top covers off and it
> should be obvious.
>
>
>
> --
> Steve W.

Thanks Steve, will do. Will take the covers off and look. Too bad it takes 100± fasteners to get the cover off.
Great advice.

Ivan Vegvary

Ivan Vegvary wrote:
> On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 4:06:44 PM UTC-8, Steve W. wrote:
>> Ivan Vegvary wrote:
>>> Replaced timing chain and water pump (I did the work)
>>> approximately 1 year ago. Three months ago oil is leaking from
>>> the bottom of the timing cover. Could it be anything other than
>>> a crankshaft main seal? Hope so. My mind is still on cars 50
>>> years ago when they had front and rear main seals. Hope it's
>>> minor. Car has approximately 90k miles and runs like a top. All
>>> advice appreciated.
>>>
>>> Ivan Vegvary
>> Crank seal, cam seals, valve covers. Pop the top covers off and it
>> should be obvious.
>>
>>
>>
>> -- Steve W.
>
> Thanks Steve, will do. Will take the covers off and look. Too bad
> it takes 100± fasteners to get the cover off. Great advice.
>
> Ivan Vegvary

Yeah, seems they think that if one bolt is good, 7 is better.
My favorites are the places they could have used an 1" long bolt but had
all those 3" ones laying around...

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Steve W.