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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: big tim on December 18, 2007, 21:31:59

Title: Crank seal
Post by: big tim on December 18, 2007, 21:31:59

Anyone ever changed one on a disco 1  3.9v8.As mine is weeping alittle :(

Title: Crank seal
Post by: Guardian. on December 18, 2007, 21:57:27

I HAVE NOT CHANGED , BUT THE NEW ENGINE (SAME AS YOURS) I HAD FITTED LEAKED AS IT WAS NOT FITTED CORRECTLY AND ITS A [!Expletive Deleted!] OF A JOB TO CHANGE, GEARBOX OUT ETC.

Title: Crank seal
Post by: chris9119 on December 18, 2007, 23:10:41

Quote from: "Guardian."

I HAVE NOT CHANGED , BUT THE NEW ENGINE (SAME AS YOURS) I HAD FITTED LEAKED AS IT WAS NOT FITTED CORRECTLY AND ITS A !Expletive Deleted! OF A JOB TO CHANGE, GEARBOX OUT ETC.

Don't shout, were not deaf  :!:  :!:

Title: Crank seal
Post by: Range Rover Blues on December 19, 2007, 12:05:16

I agree, it's  a swine of a job.

Gearbox off.

Sump off.

Flywheel off.

Rear bearing cap and bottom half of oil seal housing are one and the same :evil:

Remove old oil seal.

Remove the cruciform oil seals from the bearing cap.

Clean everything in sight, twice.

Put the new seal in place, I don't think you can use gasket sealant.

Apply sealant to the bearing cap, fit new criciform seals and apply more sealant, refit cap.

Tighten the bearing cap, at which point the oil seal flips out.

Swear.  Go inside for a cup of tea, this is taking longer than you though :evil:

In the classic words "reasembly is a reversal of the removal procedure".

Then watch it leak just as badly, if not worse, becasue it's a poor peice of design.

Title: Crank seal
Post by: big tim on December 19, 2007, 19:40:16

Ok guys hopefully it will see me though tll feb time.i have been checking the oil level over the past 2 weeks an it is still over 3/4 mark.Dont know wether i should give tixover a miss on the 28th :( . Cheers tim