crankshaft seal

Post by **trikey** » 30 Apr 2006, 16:31

hello all, had a garage fit a new crankshaft oil seal to my 1990 1.7 deisel and it`s leaking again, spoke to the garage and they told me it must be a worn engine with endfloat, it`s on the cambelt end so i do`nt like messing with it , just wondered if anyone knows if it`s easy to adjust the endfloat,
cheers
trikey

Post by **Tex Ritter** » 30 Apr 2006, 19:24

Seems to me from where I'm sitting like you've been told a load of sh=t, a new oil seal can leak for a number of reasons, the first and obvious one is excessive wear ridge on the seating, it can also be put down to being fitted incorrectly/badly.

Any pro' knowing their job would have checked and pointed out any excessive wear where the oil seal sits and or excessive end float, before they fitted a new seal.

End float is ajustable by adding the correct thrust shims/washers, I hate to say it but your garage sounds like they no nothing about the 'real mechanics' of an engine.

Tex Ritter

Post by **trikey** » 30 Apr 2006, 19:35

deepdown that is wot i was thinking, thanks for the reply

Post by **lhd** » 01 May 2006, 23:20

Ae you sure its the crankshaft seal and not the intermediate, only When the intermeditae seal leaks it runs down past the crankshaft seal ( behind the drive belt guard)..
llhd......................................................

Post by **trikey** » 02 May 2006, 20:37

i`ll look into that lhd, thanks for the comments.