12H-T oil leak at sandwhich plate (1 Viewer)

[Dizzy1978]

Hi all, I have a 12H-T motor that has developed a significant oil leak where the timing plate butts up to the front of the engine block.
I’ve looked in the workshop manual to understand the disassemble process.
Can anyone please suggest the steps to removing the timing gears and timing case?.
Do I actually need to remove the automatic timer gear, or can the gear case be removed over it?
Also can the cam shaft stay in the block Or does it need to come out to get the sandwich plate off?
Reason I ask about the automatic time, the manual says I need a SST special removal tool, which nobody seems to have.
Apologies in advance if I’ve missed an old thread in this topic.
If anyone can help,
Cheers

 

[cruiserpilot]

I can’t help, but post this a couple threads down in the diesel / 24 V section and probably get
an answer