front main seal???

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front main seal???
Topic Started: Jul 13 2010, 06:36 PM (90 Views)
turtle240	Jul 13 2010, 06:36 PM Post #1
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	well as most of you know, i took care of my timing chains and oil pump. now i think my front main seal is leaking..... problems: the passenger side of my engine bay is covered in fresh oil im going through 3.5 quarts of oil in a week and im burning oil (i cant tell if its burning off the block or in the cylinder) anyway, do i need to take off the timing covers again or can i get away with taking off the crank pulley and removing it with the timing cover attached? also, if the car is on for a long period of time i can start to hear a squeeling noise like a belt and there is funky smell. both started like 2 weeks ago
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Nick Merrone	Jul 13 2010, 06:40 PM Post #2
eat me Posts: 4,598 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: February 7, 2009 Location: Philly, PA My Ride: 93 coupe, 93 coupee	All you do is remove the pulley. I have a coupe front main seals brand new laying around if you need one.
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turtle240	Jul 13 2010, 06:45 PM Post #3
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	maybe, like i used white lithum grease and put it in straight and even. the FSM said to use your finger and lube it with white lithium grease or oil which is what i did. so i dont even know why its leaking
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


turtle240	Jul 14 2010, 12:17 AM Post #4
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	i might take it over to verve or r/t tuning. cause im not working at a shop anymore so i dont have the tools to mess with it again
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


countrydave	Jul 14 2010, 12:58 PM Post #5
Posts: 282 Group: Members Member #385 Joined: February 26, 2010 Location: springfield,tn My Ride: 1997 240sx	Sounds like more then a front main seal leak to me. If It was front main the whole front of the engine would be cover in oil not just the right side.
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240Smoke	Jul 14 2010, 01:48 PM Post #6
[]D [] []\/[] []D Posts: 4,364 Group: Moderator Member #52 Joined: March 8, 2009 My Ride: 1992 RPS13, 1992 240SX	did you put a new seal in when you took the front cover off? If not... then you should have.
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turtle240	Jul 14 2010, 06:29 PM Post #7
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	scott - yes i put in a new seal. countrydave - the block has oil spray all over it. the right side of the engine BAY is covered in oil. i was told that its because of the crank pulley throwing the oil onto the chassis.
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


turtle240	Jul 28 2010, 05:33 PM Post #8
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	car is fixed AGAIN thanks to R/T Tuning. my alternator belt shredded apart because of the oil leak. lol. so i had it towed over to them and im picking it up tomorrow
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


sr20sean	Jul 30 2010, 12:25 PM Post #9
why so sr... wait no its a ka Posts: 1,259 Group: Members Member #70 Joined: April 16, 2009 Location: lagrangeville, ny My Ride: 89 240 hatch; 96 200sx se-r	was it the front seal?
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turtle240	Aug 3 2010, 11:47 PM Post #10
*TURTLE POLICE* Posts: 2,251 Group: Members Member #90 Joined: May 31, 2009 Location: Hatfield PA My Ride: 93 s13 koop	yes it was the front seal. it got pushed back to far.
	<--------"you got knocked the fuck out!!!!!" *drive it* like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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