Help me with this oil leak please!

[Al B]

I've pulled the lower tinwear off, cleaned everything up and run the engine up, result.........

...the motor is leaking from behind the crank pully, quite a dribble even when the pully is done up real tight.

Next question is how do I sort this? Would a 'Sand-seal' help? How come it's happened in the first place?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Al B

[vwboy72bug]

Originally Posted by Al B

I've pulled the lower tinwear off, cleaned everything up and run the engine up, result.........

...the motor is leaking from behind the crank pully, quite a dribble even when the pully is done up real tight.

Next question is how do I sort this? Would a 'Sand-seal' help? How come it's happened in the first place?

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Al B

has the motor been rebuilt? what size is it? have you noticed the pulley bieng loose before? it could be pressure, or you could have eaten the oil slinger. i've eaten 2 from running the pulley loose.

[NO_H2O]

What he said.
Also. Do you have a breather setup(not just the alt/gen stand) on the engine to vent case pressure?