front oil seal repair NJ
My 2nd gen T2 is leaking oil from the front oil seal. I need to add like a quart every couple hours of driving. Can anyone recommend any shops relatively close to central jersey for the repair? Also, anyone have an idea off the top of their head how much the repair would cost? Thanks.
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Try JPR in south jersey.
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sent pm!
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Is it the front cover gasket? or is it leaking out of the front bolt inside the pulley?
If it's the front bolt you can do the repair yourself. Its a a cheap o-ring around the end of the bolt and you can use RTV instead of the gasket in a pinch. If its the front cover its more involved but still you can do it yourself if you feel confident with it. I was able to do my front cover gasket in about 6-7 hours with the motor in the car from start to turning the key to drive home. If you have questions I can fill you in over PM. Total cost of parts from mazdatrix was like 88 bucks on the head for new gaskets and some new oil pan to engine bolts. If you're not comfortable with it, take it to JPR. |
it's leaking between the front rotor and the front cover. f1bluerx7, i'm curious about repairing it on my own, 'cause i had thought i would have to remove the engine/tranny from the car to work on it.
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Originally Posted by gingenhagen
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it's leaking between the front rotor and the front cover. f1bluerx7, i'm curious about repairing it on my own, 'cause i had thought i would have to remove the engine/tranny from the car to work on it.
Good luck, PM me or repost here with any questions and I'll try my best to help you out in case I left out any steps. Forgot to add: You'll need the following new gaskets: Turbo oil return gasket. Oil pan gasket Front cover gasket Front eccentric bolt O-ring I forgot to mention this before, but the oil pan bolts only need to be torqued to about 13ftlbs. Any more then that and they snap. |
Awesome! Thanks a lot. Could you elaborate a bit on the "adueqate crank case ventilation" (#21)? I don't quite understand.
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Originally Posted by gingenhagen
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Awesome! Thanks a lot. Could you elaborate a bit on the "adueqate crank case ventilation" (#21)? I don't quite understand.
If you're looking at the oil filler neck and you've removed your vacuum rack and emissions then you need to cap the lower nipple and allow the top one to vent or the preferred method would be to run it to a vented catch can. |
you forgot a key part to step #1.
After you have the clutch securely pushed all the way down, tap the eccentric shaft all the way back to make sure any play is in the back of the shaft and not the front so the needle bearings dont drop. I did the same repair in a $500 n/a I bought from pittsburgh, it takes a little bit of time, and its a bitch with p/s and a/c, but its easier then have to pull the whole motor. kevin. |
Originally Posted by teknics
(Post 6943883)
you forgot a key part to step #1.
After you have the clutch securely pushed all the way down, tap the eccentric shaft all the way back to make sure any play is in the back of the shaft and not the front so the needle bearings dont drop. I did the same repair in a $500 n/a I bought from pittsburgh, it takes a little bit of time, and its a bitch with p/s and a/c, but its easier then have to pull the whole motor. kevin. |
Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
(Post 6943470)
Some folks will cap off the vents on the oil filler neck, or just run one of the lines to an unvented catch can. this causes pressure in the oil pan which can blow the seal out from the inside of the front cover. It's the weak point of the seals that hold the crank case together.
If you're looking at the oil filler neck and you've removed your vacuum rack and emissions then you need to cap the lower nipple and allow the top one to vent or the preferred method would be to run it to a vented catch can. |
Originally Posted by gingenhagen
(Post 6944223)
So I don't need to worry about anything if all my vaccuum rack and emissions stuff are still in?
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Originally Posted by f1blueRx7
(Post 6944119)
There wasn't any play front to back with the stack tight when I did mine. Maybe with a high mileage motor (mine only had about 10k miles on it at the time) you might need to do that.
kevin. |
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