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Author Topic: crank seals on 2.5 v6  (Read 651 times)

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stevew43

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crank seals on 2.5 v6
« on: 14 November 2011, 20:10:09 »

has anyone got any good diagrams of how to change the cranks seals on my 2.5 v6 please i think iv got a leak coming from the bottom crank as the rest all seems dry and the belt is dry to
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Re: crank seals on 2.5 v6
« Reply #1 on: 14 November 2011, 20:14:03 »

If belt dry, I'd suspect one of the sump gaskets.

Need special equip to do crank seal, so see the likes of Darth Loo-knee to do that...
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Re: crank seals on 2.5 v6
« Reply #2 on: 14 November 2011, 20:28:50 »

who is Darth Loo-knee and where do i find them lol sorry not used this much iv had a right nightmare with this a mechanic friend told me it was my rockers gaskets then it was my rockers so had them all changed and while at it plugs a filters changed and i find my oil leak is worse and he has left the country must of known i was angry been told its the crank seals but not one hundred % the oil is coming from the front and its low any ideas if this is the case or could it be something else
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Re: crank seals on 2.5 v6
« Reply #3 on: 14 November 2011, 20:39:38 »

who is Darth Loo-knee and where do i find them lol sorry not used this much iv had a right nightmare with this a mechanic friend told me it was my rockers gaskets then it was my rockers so had them all changed and while at it plugs a filters changed and i find my oil leak is worse and he has left the country must of known i was angry been told its the crank seals but not one hundred % the oil is coming from the front and its low any ideas if this is the case or could it be something else

It could have been, but it depends what they were replaced with. Pattern seals don't last, and although OEM gaskets may seem expensive at £70-odd, they last.
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Re: crank seals on 2.5 v6
« Reply #4 on: 15 November 2011, 13:08:02 »

Out of interest, has it got or ever had Vectra cam covers fitted?
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Re: crank seals on 2.5 v6
« Reply #5 on: 16 November 2011, 19:30:58 »

original cam covers
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