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I had a heavy oil leak from the passenger front wheel side , upon inspection I found that the crankshaft front oil seal has fell down , pls. See attached photos .
Im gonna purchase a new seal , has anyone replaced this before ? Should I just hammer it back in place without any sealant ?
The manual just says to dry the area and fit it back in place .
Pls. Share your experience .
thanks a lot
Something like that should work dry if the sealing surface on the block is still smooth (and you're using a new cover). Try to hammer it in very gently and very evenly, I'd use a rubber or plastic mallet to be sure you don't warp the cover.
If you really wanted to use some high-temp auto RTV, you could probably get away with it but...
1. Clean the surfaces thoroughly of course.
2. I'd wait like 48 hours (or whatever the instructions say) before running the engine so the sealant gets good and cured before getting exposed to hot oil.
3. IMPORTANT: Use a very small amount on the cover near the outer edge and try to avoid the inner edge. Reason being if you goop a bunch on, it might get squeezed out into the inside when you hammer it in. If it forms a lump inside, that could break off and possibly clog something since cured RTV will not dissolve in oil obviously. The worst case would be getting into an oil gallery, clogging a port, and starving a bearing but I don't think that could happen in this case since it would have to go through the pump pickup, oil pump, and oil filter first. I'd be more concerned with debris in the oil pickup and oil pump. Not too worried, I'd still try RTV if it kept leaking even with a new cover. Which it might, if the seating surface isn't smooth.
Last edited by merlinj79; Feb 19, 2021 at 09:54 AM.
Something like that should work dry if the sealing surface on the block is still smooth (and you're using a new cover). Try to hammer it in very gently and very evenly, I'd use a rubber or plastic mallet to be sure you don't warp the cover.
If you really wanted to use some high-temp auto RTV, you could probably get away with it but...
1. Clean the surfaces thoroughly of course.
2. I'd wait like 48 hours (or whatever the instructions say) before running the engine so the sealant gets good and cured before getting exposed to hot oil.
3. IMPORTANT: Use a very small amount on the cover near the outer edge and try to avoid the inner edge. Reason being if you goop a bunch on, it might get squeezed out into the inside when you hammer it in. If it forms a lump inside, that could break off and possibly clog something since cured RTV will not dissolve in oil obviously. The worst case would be getting into an oil gallery, clogging a port, and starving a bearing but I don't think that could happen in this case since it would have to go through the pump pickup, oil pump, and oil filter first. I'd be more concerned with debris in the oil pickup and oil pump. Not too worried, I'd still try RTV if it kept leaking even with a new cover. Which it might, if the seating surface isn't smooth.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE FEEDBACK really appreciated . 👍👍
The service manual does NOT call for any sealant to be used when installing the front oil seal.
Installation
1. CAUTION: The oil seal must be installed dry. Install the crankshaft front oil seal.
2. Install the fender splash shield extension panel.
3. Install the front wheel.
4. Check and top-up the engine oil.
The service manual does NOT call for any sealant to be used when installing the front oil seal.
Installation
1. CAUTION: The oil seal must be installed dry. Install the crankshaft front oil seal.
2. Install the fender splash shield extension panel.
3. Install the front wheel.
4. Check and top-up the engine oil.
Crank shaft front oil seal fell down
