johndub

I am new to the board here but I have a 96 Subaru Legacy 2.2 Liter sedan with the infamous oil leak from the front timing cover. I am planning on pulling the timing cover off this weekend to determine if the oil is coming form the cam seals, crank seal or both. I am considering doing the work myself. I have subscribed to the Alldata service and the repair looks time consuming but not too difficult. I am planning to replace the cam seals, crank seal, water pump and timing belt while I am in there. The one question I have is, should I also replace the oil pump while I have the whole thing apart? I replaced the water pump & timing belt at 60K and it has about 110k on it now. I wish I would have known about the seal issues and I would have done them at that time but i didn't know it was a problem. Is the oil pump a problem item that will need to be replaced in the near future? I would also like to know if someone can tell me if there are any special tools needed for this job. It looks like you need a special wrench for the cam and the crank pulley looks tricky. Can anyone offer some advice? The idea of spending $500+ on labor is really killing me when I think I can do the work myself. Any help would be appreciated.