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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: JamesV6CDX on 07 May 2015, 16:29:53

Title: Rear crank seal
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 07 May 2015, 16:29:53: My 3.2 v6

Daftly I didn't change the rear crank seal when I transplanted the new engine, there was none in stock and I had no reason to believe it would leak.

Upon starting the old girl she runs great (aside of rattling exhaust) but I'm getting a significant amount of oil from the bellhousing to block join, idle for an hour and switch off, you get a nice little puddle

Camcover joints bone dry. Plenum removed and v all dry.

No oil running down sides of bellhousing or block just leaking at bottom

Removed bungs, the rear of the flex plate is shiny from oil all over

Crank seal? Breathers squeaky clear.

I'm sadly not well enough to cope with the weight of dropping a box at the moment, so it'll probably go to serek :y

I hate to admit defeat but realistically I would do myself some harm if I attempted it at the mo :(
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: Andy B on 07 May 2015, 19:57:09: That was a job I paid someone else to do too. £200 IIRC & I provided him a Vx seal
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 07 May 2015, 20:41:43: Quote from: Andy B on 07 May 2015, 19:57:09
That was a job I paid someone else to do too. £200 IIRC & I provided him a Vx seal

I'm just kicking myself because I've literally only just put it together and it was easily accessible!
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: steve6367 on 07 May 2015, 21:30:54: Quote from: JamesV6CDX on 07 May 2015, 20:41:43
Quote from: Andy B on 07 May 2015, 19:57:09
That was a job I paid someone else to do too. £200 IIRC & I provided him a Vx seal

I'm just kicking myself because I've literally only just put it together and it was easily accessible!

That is exactly what always happens to me!
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: Andy B on 07 May 2015, 22:08:02: Quote from: JamesV6CDX on 07 May 2015, 20:41:43
Quote from: Andy B on 07 May 2015, 19:57:09
That was a job I paid someone else to do too. £200 IIRC & I provided him a Vx seal

I'm just kicking myself because I've literally only just put it together and it was easily accessible!

Hindsight is a wonderful thing ...... :(
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 09 May 2015, 19:20:45: No longer sure it is the crank seal, nice puddle below front crank pulley too!!

Need to take another look in the v me thinks

Unless it's both bloody seals!!
Title: Re: Rear crank seal
Post by: EMD on 09 May 2015, 19:34:51: Quote from: JamesV6CDX on 09 May 2015, 19:20:45
No longer sure it is the crank seal, nice puddle below front crank pulley too!!

Need to take another look in the v me thinks

Unless it's both bloody seals!!

Same happened to mine james , its now at sereks . When i cleaned all the oil up i went underneath to see where it was coming from , im suspecting cam seals and crank seal :(