2016 ND 2.0 Timing Cover Oil Leak

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  1. My model of MX-5 is: 2016 2.0 ND
  2. I’m based near: Oxford
  3. I’m looking for technical help or recommendations on: Timing Cover Oil Leak

Hi all,

light oil “weep/leak” around the front left side of timing cover next to the water pump on a 2016 ND 2.0 on 43k, first noticed this around 41k and it doesn’t seem any worse.

Haven’t noticed it previously but I do see there was a thing in the US on the 2.0 CX-5s that had timing cover leaks, it almost seems as if its around that area, hardly much at all as shown in the pics as it’s not dripping down on the undertray or to the sump, and certainly not “pooling” but just wondering if anyone else has seen this?

Level on the dipstick isn’t dropping, maybe 2mm at most if I had to give something.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I’m planning a big road trip and I’m not sure I want to be in mid europe and have it start leaking big time.

Apologies the pictures aren’t great, it appears to be leaking from the timing cover just above the water pump, apparently this is common on skyactive 2.0?

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Any recommendations for garages near oxford that would be able to reseal the timing cover?

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Not one I have heard of before and seems quite minor at the moment though can understand your caution.

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Are you sure its not the cam belt tensioner, as there is a TSB on it leaking oil and requires that it is changed for a modified one.

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^

https://www.miata.net/garage/tsb/tsb-01-019-19.pdf

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Thanks guys but no doesn’t appear to be serp belt tensioner, it’s coming from up top on the left side, in between water pump & rocker cover.

Getting it looked at friday so fingers crossed it gets sorted, cheers for the help!

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I’ll grab some more pictures this week if anyone else has this issue, slightly annoying considering low milage and it gets serviced every 4-5k miles but hey ho, must of been wrong from factory, garage is looking at it friday and reckons they can re-seal it.