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Old 02-01-2018, 12:59 AM   #69
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Originally Posted by Shibby View Post
No, I'm saying they put too much sealant on when resealing the cover and partially blocked the oil passage. I checked my oil very often when I had the leak but it was really just a slow seep just like yours. I literally had 150 miles on a fresh oil change when it happened. I changed my oil every 3300 miles on average. The engine had 56k when it happened. NA.
I took my car in to the dealers to fix my timing chain cover leak and I think this is EXACTLY what happened to me - especially since they attempted to fix it multiple times.

Around 1500 km after the last time they "fixed" it - I was driving along, and got the dreaded bearing knock noise.
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