Crank seal

[Woodzie]

Well stripped it down today .........the oil is from the crank seal.
cannot feel any play , no bottom end noises , so still wondering why it's gone 18 months after being replaced . will check the shape of it when i get it out tomorrow .............................. .

[nero279]

no bottom end noises

find that hard to believe with your reputation

[Woodzie]

find that hard to believe with your reputation

And there i was expecting a sensible answer in this section

[nero279]

And there i was expecting a sensible answer in this section

my bad
Looks like your crank oil seals leaking to me mate

[Woodzie]

my bad
Looks like your crank oil seals leaking to me mate

what i am worried about is the bearings are on the way out

[Woodzie]

Decision time

Right i cannot find any play in thebearing ...the seal does not look out of shape

So do i keep looking or stick in another seal and hope i had some bad luck.



And yes vince thats the cleanest its been since i got it

[The Lovely Boyo]

Hi Ian,

I've changed Hilux timing belts a couple of times so I have no worries about stripping it all and doing the seal.

How long did the job take, and how did you get the seal out - coz mine has deffo gone and needs sorting.

cheers

[Woodzie]

Hi Ian,

I've changed Hilux timing belts a couple of times so I have no worries about stripping it all and doing the seal.

How long did the job take, and how did you get the seal out - coz mine has deffo gone and needs sorting.

cheers

The seal just hooks out .......it's about a 20 min job ontop of the belt .
http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=16&cid=610&vid=157
Getting a new cam belt cover seal as well as it looks like it got full in there
http://www.toyotahilux.com/?doc=16&cid=605&vid=719

Pulling the injector pump as well and putting in vince's old one

I have bits off bushwhackers , jotto's and the Bullit now

[The Lovely Boyo]

OK - cheers

I'll get the seal and give it go.

[BUSHWHACKER]

[QUOTE=Woodzie]Right i cannot find any play in thebearing ...the seal does not look out of shape

So do i keep looking or stick in another seal and hope i had some bad luck.QUOTE]


Replace the seal with a new one anyway as it would be rude not to.
Does the old seal feel hard and/or brittle? maybe your engine oil got hot and cooked it causing the leak.

[NiftyNev]

Right i cannot find any play in thebearing ...the seal does not look out of shape

Replace with a Genuine 90311-42026 seal. Looks like you have the black rubber seal. Was it a genuine seal? The 90311-42026 is a Viton seal and may solve the problem. Make sure you check the crank where seal is for any scoring. If it is scored it will destroy any seal.

Nev

[dieselboy]

i used to always have trouble getting those seals in. they never sat right for me, and most of the time leaked. pain in the bum! but thats fords for you