oil leak,,lots.of buildup under timing cover

[iowabowhunter]

I'm in the process of changing the timing belt and water pump on my 2.4 na PT. When I pulled the timing cover this is what I found (see pics). It appears most of the build up is in the lower half of the cover,,,,from the tensioner down. I pulled the crank gear but the seal doesn't appear to be torn. Any other ideas,,,or is it probably from the crank.

Thanks

[randyincctx]

It could actually be from just the crank seal,and just getting slung all over the place by the belt,tensioner pulley,cams,etc.......Seems more concentrated around the crank seal.....If your doing the TB & WP,your already most of the way there,might as well change it also,given it's probably the original,and has 180k on it.....Lots of good info here:
HARMONIC BALANCER & CRANK SPROCKET REMOVEL AND INSTALL TOOL AND TIPS!!!!

[Busted_PT]

I think that the cam and valve cover gaskets should also be changed. They wont show tearing, they just ware out. So change all three and the valve cover set and you will most likely get them all.

[JoeX]

Originally Posted by iowabowhunter

I'm in the process of changing the timing belt and water pump on my 2.4 na PT. When I pulled the timing cover this is what I found (see pics). It appears most of the build up is in the lower half of the cover,,,,from the tensioner down. I pulled the crank gear but the seal doesn't appear to be torn. Any other ideas,,,or is it probably from the crank.

Thanks

My 03 PTC was the same at 103K when I replaced belt-pump-tensioner.
Had a cup of hot tea and pondered how I was going to get it clean before assembly... Hot Tea- boiled water-
Boiled up two pots of water and slowly poured it down the timimg end of the engine and OMG perfectly clean Looked like mine came from can seals
and I replaced them..