As I recall from a Dodge I owned, oil inside the timing belt cover
indicated a leaking crank or cam shaft seal. Might this be the same
situation with this car?

On 18 Sep 2003 17:27:44 -0700, chip@chipanddebby.com (Chip Stein)
wrote:

>> >
>> Not only that, you will lose some oil as the valves get moved by the
>> crank. I would recomend replacing the covers, and purging the engine oil.
>> Presuming it runs fine. Then filling with fresh oil.
>
>it's got a timing belt. there should never be oil in there. the cover
>missing is not a real big deal. i would replace it to keep stuff out.
>that's an odd 5 cylinder engine, the used it in the acura 2.5's for a
>while also.
> Chip