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Crank seal
- Thread starter mikekean
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NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Look in icemans thread for his 182. He pissed around for ages trying to get his to stop leaking from the rear main crank seal and there's a fair few pictures on there of how it should be fitted. Hope that helps.
A lot of the leaks people get are from not getting the sealant correct on the cap when you put it back in, did you make sure you cleaned it out thoroughly and then really make sure its full of sealant when it went back?
They seem to love a leak these engines even if you are fairly careful sadly!
They seem to love a leak these engines even if you are fairly careful sadly!
No mate, between the cap and the black, not between the cap and the seal.
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The end cap main make sure for goodness sake you use highy quality sealer... and not cheap and nastu black silicone. We use three bond
mikekean
ClioSport Club Member
996 C4S, 135i, E30x2
It was definitely leaking from the seal it was obvious as the only rear wet area was directly under the crank leading from the seal. Im still not convinced about this seal though, ive done some measuring and the seal is going to be pretty close to the back of the sealing surface from what i can see. Its on a friends car so i dont want him to put it all back together and find it leaks again.
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If its the seal itself as opposed to the joint between the cap and the block then you are looking at a lot of money as its going to require the flywheel off, so either engine and box out and seperate (better for access) or sump off and gearbox off.
Depends how badly gone it is.
hot oil is thinner
crankcase pressure when the engine is running (especially when working hard) encourages it to find leaks
if its leaking between crank and seal then the crank spinning increases the chance of leaks
Right guguys seems like its my crank seal that's gone, mechanic says its either that or leaking cylinder head, either way I only just bought the car and don't need this!!!!
now yorkshire lads I need help to get this sorted?
cant really drive the car either due to the severe leak?
now yorkshire lads I need help to get this sorted?
cant really drive the car either due to the severe leak?
Well exactly what is wrong is that you have an oil leak, thats as exact as anyone can be without more details about where the oil actually is coming from, if even the mechanic looking at it wasnt sure the first thing you need to do like I said is clean it all up so you get a better idea of where its leaking.
If you are REALLY lucky it will be the camshaft oil seals, as they are a piece of cake to fix, or the oil strainer at the back of the head is easy too.
If its rocker cover seal its a big job (cambelt off to do it) and if its crankshaft then its a big job too (gearbox off).
If you are REALLY lucky it will be the camshaft oil seals, as they are a piece of cake to fix, or the oil strainer at the back of the head is easy too.
If its rocker cover seal its a big job (cambelt off to do it) and if its crankshaft then its a big job too (gearbox off).
I think you have missread this^
Hi Guys
finally stripped off at the garage and needs crank seal all new timing belt, dephaser etc.... can oil leak from the dephaser as im been told there is play and oil leaking?
also please can anyone point me in the direction of the full kit including dephaser, aux belt and crank seal?
Regards
Ryan
finally stripped off at the garage and needs crank seal all new timing belt, dephaser etc.... can oil leak from the dephaser as im been told there is play and oil leaking?
also please can anyone point me in the direction of the full kit including dephaser, aux belt and crank seal?
Regards
Ryan
It can leak from the camseal behind the dephasor if not correctly fitted, not seen it leak from the dephasor itself.
Which crank seal is it leaking from?
Its normally the gearbox end which is nowhere near the belt!
Renault for the parts, im not aware of anyone else making a dephasor. (not that I believe the dehpasor itself is leaking TBH)
Which crank seal is it leaking from?
Its normally the gearbox end which is nowhere near the belt!
Renault for the parts, im not aware of anyone else making a dephasor. (not that I believe the dehpasor itself is leaking TBH)
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I reckon you are going to say something like £400 or £1800 lol. I can see this ending well.
you need to be more precise
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