Rear Main Seal Leak, Or Not.. |
|
Porsche, and the Porsche crest are registered trademarks of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG.
This site is not affiliated with Porsche in any way. Its only purpose is to provide an online forum for car enthusiasts. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. |
|
Rear Main Seal Leak, Or Not.. |
Olympic 914 |
Mar 29 2018, 01:57 PM
Post
#1
|
Group: Members Posts: 1,675 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States |
Noticed a couple drips under the engine, and it didn't smell like trans fluid. So I of course suspected a rear main seal leak. Now this engine only has just over 2K miles on it from a total rebuild. and I just had it out to repair a broken rocker arm stud over the winter. I didn't remove the flywheel at that time so the seal hasn't been disturbed since being put together.
But when I pulled it apart I found the area below the seal was dry. closer inspection revealed that the oil galley plugs I installed had leaked. Definite wet on the left plug in this picture and a little oil on the far right one. I used some liquid Teflon pipe thread sealant when I put them in. I was thinking of using some of the HondaBond case sealant this time. I used that on the case halves. and it seem to be holding up okay. The seal I put in originally was a Victor Reinz seal and I ordered another before I even pulled the engine. Now I wonder if I should just leave that seal in? it only has 2K miles. OR pull it out replace it and maybe check the crank endplay again while I have it apart. I am leaning towards ... Leaving well enough alone, and just resealing the oil gallery plugs. and leaving the rear seal in there. What is your opinion ?? |
ChrisFoley |
Mar 30 2018, 06:46 AM
Post
#2
|
I am Tangerine Racing Group: Members Posts: 7,934 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Bolton, CT Member No.: 209 Region Association: None |
I don't like that the pipe plugs are installed to such a shallow depth.
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: 8th June 2024 - 02:35 AM |
All rights reserved 914World.com © since 2002 |
914World.com is the fastest growing online 914 community! We have it all, classifieds, events, forums, vendors, parts, autocross, racing, technical articles, events calendar, newsletter, restoration, gallery, archives, history and more for your Porsche 914 ... |