1998 chrysler neon is leaking oil at the cam oil seal top of the engine is this an expensive repair?

If it's the cam seal that's leaking, no it's not an expensive repair. Are they sure it's the cam seal? '95 to '99 model year Neons were notorious for head gasket oil leaks from that very same area. If it is the head gasket that's leaking, expect to pay about 6.5 to 8.0 hours of labour plus parts. Hope this helps.1998 chrysler neon is leaking oil at the cam oil seal top of the engine is this an expensive repair?
Not if you do it yourself, dealers charge about $50.00 an hour and go by the book. If the job takes 45 minutes and the book says four hours then you get charged four hours.1998 chrysler neon is leaking oil at the cam oil seal top of the engine is this an expensive repair?
The ';Chrysler'; Neon was the US export version of the Dodge and Plymouth Neons. I have heard that most of these vehicles came with the 1.8L engine, with the 2.0L as a sometimes option. Since no US Neon came with the 1.8L engine, and I have never seen one, I do not know the service history or architecture of this engine. If it is a 2.0L engine, I like sci's choice #1 (the cam position sensor gasket). That is exactly what I did to my Neon. Try the easy and cheap before choosing the difficult and expensive. A professional opinion or two would be your best bet. Best wishes!
the neon does have several issue 1st is head gasket design meaning replace head gasket to metal style ..2nd is cam walk which the cam wears through the camshaft position sensor causing oil leak the cam has to be shimmed to prevent this from happening .. 3rd oil seals there are 3 minor oil seals frt cam seal ,frt crank seal and cam shaft position cam seal..4th the major oil seal is the rear main oil seal which require transmission removal to replace ...
Most of the ones i have seen in the UK are the 2.0L as the 1.8L only had the basic trim level and was underpowered.
you should be aware of a very significant design flaw that Chrysler refuses to officially acknowledge. Note also that a lot of people think the 99 model year neon is not affected by this problem, however some of the 99 model year production run was produced before 9/98, meaning it is, in fact, affected. Also note that other DaimlerChrysler vehicles during that period using both the SOCH and DOHC 2.0L engines are affected.


hrysler used a head gasket in these vehicles that they knew would fail. Typical symptoms are the following:





-Car takes longer to warm up (if at all) OR car overheats


-Loss of power due to loss of compression.


-Reduced fuel economy, typically 8-10mpg for a minor leak


-Oil leaks


-Oil mixing with antifreeze


-Rougher idle and engine hesitation


those leaks are on allmost all neons and its the head design if you fix the seal fix the head gasket and belt too
what engine? 2.0 SOHC or 2.4 DOHC???





Which end of the motor the accessory belt side or the transmission side????





All neon have two weak links


1. Cam Sensor- transmission side of head- rubber gasket is about $1 and put a continuos ring of rtv sealant on it to make it actually seal. Do not over tighten as it will break the sensor(plastic).





2. Head gasket- yes it externally leaks oil and can be at a huge rate too. It leaks at the drivers side rear of the head from the oil galley(pressurized) to the head. You won't get any headgasket other than the Chrysler Replacement(special unit multi-layer steel) to last more than 30K miles. The head must be planed by a machine shop and new head bolts installed with different torque specs.





If your cam seal on the front accessory belt side of the engine is leaking you must replace the timing belt to get to it- NOT a do it yourself job.





Get it looked at by a pro and print this out to take with you when you do





ASE Cert Auto Tech 30 years


Done about 200 neon head gaskets for around 450 dol each