Fw: Oil Leak - fresh 2 litre

["Tony Sims" <simstony@domain.elided>]

One more thing I forgot -- if it turns out to be the front seal leaking, it
might be worth putting a "Speedy Sleeve" on the pulley shaft to make sure
the sealing surface is in good shape, and to get a couple thousandths of
extra diameter to help make a good solid seal and avoid this happening
again.
Tony


----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Sims" <simstony@domain.elided>
To: <GenericWood@domain.elided>; <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: Oil Leak - fresh 2 litre


> > Here are my questions for the group.  What else could it be besides the
> front
> > pulley?  I'm assuming a leak around the front cover o-ring seal would be
> > noticeable higher up?
>
> Since I haven't been scolded for offering advice for a few weeks, I'll
risk
> it. . .
>
> Could it be leaking from the tacho drive under the water pump?  I don't
know
> how much oil is supplied to those little gears, but there is a seal there
> that could fail, and it's in a position to drip oil down and have it look
> like it is coming around the front seal.
>
> > If I somehow damaged the front seal, how difficult is
> > it to change in the car?  Would I have to pull the head, sump and front
> cover
> > to replace it?
>
> I could be wrong, but it *looks* like you could replace the front seal
with
> the engine in the car and minimal disassembly.  If you take the pulley off
> the end of the crank, you have access to the seal.  In the teardown
> instructions on CarDisc, it shows the front seal being removed before the
> front cover is removed, so this part can definitely happen in the car.  It
> seems like with a little care and patience, you could get a new seal back
in
> without taking anything else apart.
>
> You'll want to pull the radiator and the fan (if you still have one) and
the
> v belt and Spica pump belt (if you still have Spica) for access.  Plus it
> will be a lot easier to see where your leak is originating with this stuff
> out of the way.  IIRC, the pulley rides low enough that you might have to
> loosen the engine mounts and raise the engine an inch or two to get the
> pulley to clear the bottom of the radiator support.  As far as I can see,
> there's no reason to pull the sump, but you could always do that later if
> you run into a need.
>
> I have not tried this myself, but if my car had a leaking front seal, I
> would!  Beats the hell out of pulling your engine back out.
>
> Cheers,
> Tony
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