Umm ... I'm *NEW* to this forum. I have a question that I need help with. We were told by an oil change service man that the camshaft is leaking alot of oil. We called up our friend who is a mechanic and he is currently helping fix that camshaft leak. But one of his tools got stuck in a small pin hole in the camshaft as he was trying to move it and now he's unable to get the tool out. He's been working for 2-3 days now trying to get that tool out but it just isn't coming out. It's delaying him from fixing the camshaft leak. I wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else and/or they knew of any way to remove his tool without causing any further damage. Your replies will be greatly appreciated. Thank you !

 

LOL>>WTH??? He needs to be careful where he sticks his tool. For your sake I hope he doesn't put a gouge in your camshaft or your oil leak will be permanent.

 

Welcome to DF
The camshaft seal is this on a 3.0L engine? If this right, is it the front or the rear of the cylinder head?

 

It's a 2.4 L and I'm not exactly sure if it's front or rear. I'll ask my husband later.

 

God I hope not. He's charging us alot as is as he keeps coming back day after day just to attempt to get that tool outta the pin hole. I'm gonna be very mad if he says I'm gonna have to get you a *NEW* camshaft cuz I can't remove that tool and charge us more. It was his fault so he should pay for a *NEW* camshaft if it comes down to that.

 

To replace the camshaft seals on the 2.4 engine the camshaft caps need to come off and loosen the rest of the camshaft caps.

 

Yeah MT is right, but in addition the timing belt cam gears and the timing covers have to come off. It's not a small job. I was thinking 3.0L myself but a 2.4L is a little more involved. The TOOL I bet he is talking about is a seal pick....not a good idea.

 

Well, I'm glad the car got fixed ... Sorta. The Check Engine Light remains on and the mechanic says he's gonna have to take the van to his brothers to figure out why the engine light is on which will cost extra. (T_T) I was wondering since the camshaft was leaking alot of oil could it be possible that some sensitive electrical component got gooped up in oil causing the Engine Light to come on ?? How can I check that myself ??

 

The key may have been turn on with a sensor unplug. That maybe why the lite is on? Disconnect the battery for 30 second and then put the cable back on. Start the engine and see if the lite goes off.

 

I was figuring that the check engine light just needed to be reset after all the work done on the engine. I sorta know a thing or two about mechanics more than the average female that is. My Dad and Brother always fixed cars growing up and I used to help hand tools so I learned a few things from them along the way. I'll keep you posted whether that fixed the check engine light.