Front cover oil leak, specialty tools needed? qsx15

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(08-02-2016 )Bahdan Wrote:  Is there a good way to check the bearing wear on the cams? Would an oil test tell you what shape it's in? Any special things to look for with valve cover off besides the burnt metal?

The only way is cam(s) out . Oil won't tell you much .
While cover off check the cam lobes , rollers, misaligned(spun) bearings , engine brake rockers clearances (which will tell you how far valves and seats have gone ) , and do overhead . Pretty much this will cover it .