Hi all, I have a 1999 3.0L Merc and it's leaking oil from what seems to be around the timing cover area. The cover looks pretty rusted. It has a steady drip. I've done some searching on this board and it seems to be a common problem, perhaps caused by a leaking water pump. Anyway, would this require an engine pull to fix?<br /><br />I'm wondering if I can wait till the fall, when I pull the boat, to fix this. Do you think the timing cover could blow a large leak when I'm boating and blow out the oil, possibly messing up my engine? Has that ever happened to anyone?<br /><br />Any ideas and or suggestions?<br />TIA<br /><br />Carl
