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[05omegav6]

I'd be surprised but will obviously check closely

Are the seals expensive?

It's been a while, but my rear crank seal was about £25 iirc...

[05omegav6]

As long as the sealed surfaces aren't corroded/damaged

Then what happens 

Carefully polish the affected areas and hope that new genuine seals still hold, otherwise live with any subsequent leaks or bin it...

Given the history of that engine, not replacing every seal/gasket was perhaps a touch short sighted

[JamesV6CDX]

As long as the sealed surfaces aren't corroded/damaged

Then what happens 

Carefully polish the affected areas and hope that new genuine seals still hold, otherwise live with any subsequent leaks or bin it...

Given the history of that engine, not replacing every seal/gasket was perhaps a touch short sighted

I totally agree.

Tbh I didn't realise it had been stood. I've no doubt Joff told me, and it didn't soak in!

On the bright side. Apart from the crank seals, every other gasket and seal is done

[joff]

As long as the sealed surfaces aren't corroded/damaged

Then what happens 

Carefully polish the affected areas and hope that new genuine seals still hold, otherwise live with any subsequent leaks or bin it...

Given the history of that engine, not replacing every seal/gasket was perhaps a touch short

I totally agree.

Tbh I didn't realise it had been stood. I've no doubt Joff told me, and it didn't soak in!

On the bright side. Apart from the crank seals, every other gasket and seal is done

I got the car from RobG who did not have it long, he had got hold of it from its last owner who had it at a trading estate were it had been stood for a few years, it had a lot of work done to it before this, rebuild of diff and prop shaft bearing renewed and the car had only done 120K. I did not run it on the road so no long tests on the engine. But I would think the seals have flat spots on them, I was told that the car was started from time to time when stood up, but flat spots is all I can come up with sorry

[Kevin Wood]

First things first, though - see if you can find out where it's leaking. A leak form virtually anywhere on a V6 will end up on the front lip of the sump, so could be oil pressure sensor, crank seal, oil pump gasket, cam seals, etc..

Might be worth stripping it down and cleaning it up, then use it for a week and have another look, if it's not immediately obvious.

IIRC, Mark has always said that he's found that the cam seals leak if they are replaced, but the originals rarely do.

[JamesV6CDX]

I couldn't use her for a day.. The oil loss is v substantial

Its 100% coming from inside the bellhousing. The car is up in the air on a combination of ramps/stands and the cats removed for visibility. Externally all is dry. But oil is coming from the bottom bellhousing joint at a rate of knots

I'm feeling a bit better today... The box will be off and all will become clear in a couple of hours!

[Kevin Wood]

Sounds like it's a seal that's not even there if that's the case. Problem should be obvious.

[JamesV6CDX]

Well today I have been leisurely working on the V6, whilst soaking up the sun, listening to the radio and drinking the occasional beer

I had the gearbox off by lunchtime, although the flex plate was stubborn to remove.

Rear crank seal showed evidence of leaking, so changed that. The surfaces were fine.

I've cleaned everything thoroughly, put it all together, and let it run for an hour.

Dry as a bone

There is a weep from the front crank seal too, much less serious. Will sort that over the coming days, I bought a seal whilst I was at it.

I've got this "one man and trolley jack" gearbox fitting game down to a fine art!