Overfilled Oil is my Front Seal Now trashed?, one quart more than capactiy, now leaks from front |
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Overfilled Oil is my Front Seal Now trashed?, one quart more than capactiy, now leaks from front |
budman5201 |
Dec 7 2008, 11:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 1-April 07 From: tempe, az Member No.: 7,635 |
I dropped my engine over the past week to fix misc oil leaks....oil cooler, front main seal, and the pushrod tubes. All leaked looked fixed but i accidentally overfilled oil by one quart. (drained oil while on ramps, and then refilled with 4 quarts) So i believe that there was one quart still i there when i refilled it 4 quarts on oil change. The dipstick measured 1 quart overfilled when checked.
I only ran it 5 minutes on ramps to get it up to temperature to make sure everything was allright then shut off. The front main seal (looks like from the leak up front dripping from front of fan shroud) like it is leaking. It has a brand new front main seal, IS it TRASHED now? Of am i just seeing the left over oil from the initial overfill thats still in the fan shrould? It now measures EXACTLY right below top notch on dipstick, maybe a hair below.... It leaks still front front of engine, not as fast, but drips a lot. |
Cap'n Krusty |
Dec 8 2008, 06:55 PM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
If you remove the front tin, you can get in there to pull the hub. Because my VW-185 tool grew legs and wandered off in search of the meaning of life, I have to use 2 or 3 old fashioned hardened steel "church keys" placed behind the fan bolt holes in the hub. Tighten each of the 3 bolts a couple of turns each until the hub pops off. Be absolutely sure the plates stay in place or you'll damage the case. I'm thinking about making up a true puller for this job, but my time seems better spent elsewhere.
The Cap'n |
budman5201 |
Dec 8 2008, 09:42 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 595 Joined: 1-April 07 From: tempe, az Member No.: 7,635 |
If you remove the front tin, you can get in there to pull the hub. Because my VW-185 tool grew legs and wandered off in search of the meaning of life, I have to use 2 or 3 old fashioned hardened steel "church keys" placed behind the fan bolt holes in the hub. Tighten each of the 3 bolts a couple of turns each until the hub pops off. Be absolutely sure the plates stay in place or you'll damage the case. I'm thinking about making up a true puller for this job, but my time seems better spent elsewhere. The Cap'n CULPRIT! BAG your bolts when you take apart the engine. ONE BOLT longer than the rest used for bolting on fan. Wow did i make a HUGE mistake. It DESTROYED!! the case and the seal. Surprised it ran as long as it did. WOW. Yes the O ring was still there, that wasnt the problem. thanks guys, guess i have to pull that 1.8 liter out of my parts car now..... |
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