{"id":13783,"date":"2020-10-13T15:23:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=13783"},"modified":"2020-10-13T15:23:57","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T19:23:57","slug":"potential-oil-leak-from-camshaft-carrier-gasket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/?p=13783","title":{"rendered":"Potential Oil Leak from Camshaft Carrier Gasket"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A potential oil leak from the camshaft carrier gasket may be found on some 2019 CT6; 2019-2021 XT4; 2020-2021 Acadia, Blazer, CT4, CT5, XT5 and XT6 models equipped with the 2.0L 4-cylinder engine (RPO LSY). On these engines, there may be an improper amount of sealer applied to the recommended areas of the camshaft carrier gasket T-joint area.<\/p>\n<p>Look for an engine oil leak from the front of the engine. Refer to the appropriate Service Information for additional information on oil leak diagnosis.<\/p>\n<p>If an oil leak is suspected, remove all residual oil from the front of the engine, add oil dye and allow the engine to run until a leak is observed. (Fig. 20)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13773\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F20-cam-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F20-cam-1.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F20-cam-1-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F20-cam-1-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F20-cam-1-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 20<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Use a black light to highlight the oil dye. (Fig. 21) Once a leak is confirmed, inspect the front of the engine camshaft carrier T-joint area.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13774\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F21-cam-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F21-cam-2.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F21-cam-2-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F21-cam-2-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F21-cam-2-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 21<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If the oil leak is isolated to the camshaft carrier T-joint area, reseal the camshaft carrier assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Apply a 5 mm (0.2 in.) bead of RTV at the top and bottom of the new camshaft cover gasket to fill the T-joint. (Fig 22)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13775\" src=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F22-cam-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F22-cam-3.png 740w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F22-cam-3-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F22-cam-3-85x55.png 85w, https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/F22-cam-3-200x130.png 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><strong>Fig. 22<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Thanks to Robert Halas<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A potential oil leak from the camshaft carrier gasket may be found on some 2019 CT6; 2019-2021 XT4; 2020-2021 Acadia, Blazer, CT4, CT5, XT5 and XT6 models equipped with the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13783","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13783"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13784,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13783\/revisions\/13784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gm-techlink.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}